A JUN PURPLE-SPLASHED DISH, SONG-YUAN DYNASTY

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A JUN PURPLE-SPLASHED DISH, SONG-YUAN DYNASTY China, 12th-13th century. Well potted with shallow rounded sides supported on a short, recessed foot and rising to a broad everted rim, covered overall in a thick, finely crackled, sky-blue glaze with lavender-blue shadows and a reddish-purple splash, the glaze thinning to mushroom at the rim, and stopping irregularly above the foot, revealing the buff ware. Dimensions: Diameter 11.8 cm With an associated box. (2) Jun ware, with its type site represented by the Juntai kilns in the former region of Junzhou, modern-day Yuxian, Henan province, was produced by many different manufactories in Henan, including the Ru kilns at Qingliangsi in Baofeng, probably from the end of the Northern Song period until at least the Ming dynasty. In comparison to the other important Song wares, the bodies of Jun wares are more thickly potted, which is a contributing factor to the more simplistic forms as well as the viscous glazes. As water from the glaze is absorbed by the porous biscuit in the firing, the glaze appears thicker, lending itself to a more substantial covering. The dramatic purple splash, creating a colorful contrast to the thick bright blue glaze, is a typical feature of Jun ware and particularly well accomplished in this example. Such splashes were created through the application of purplish-red pigments derived from copper, over the thick bluish glaze. These colorful marks were either painted in broad stokes or splashed over the dried blue ground before being fired in a reduction kiln, resulting in flamboyant patches of purple, lavender and tones of deep blue. Literature comparison: Compare a closely related Jun purple-splashed dish, dated Northern Song-Jin dynasty, 12th century, 11.7 cm diameter, in the Worcester Museum, object number 2008.47. A similar dish is illustrated in Robert Schmidt, Chinesische Keramik von der Han-Zeit bis zum XIX. Jahrhundert, Frankfurt am Main, 1924, pl. 47f. A related Jun purple-splashed dish, dated to the Song dynasty, 18.1 cm diameter, from the Qing court collection and still in Beijing is illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, no. 226. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Sotheby’s Hong Kong, 5 April 2015, lot 2833 Price: HKD 325,000 or approx. EUR 44,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze. Note the related size (10 cm). Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s New York, 14 September 2012, lot 1402 Price: USD 52,500 or approx. EUR 65,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze. Note the larger size (18.3 cm).

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