Description

Antique Chinese Jun ware bowl. Made of earthenware and glazed a light blue color with a purple splash that is dripping toward the center. The rim is a brown color where the glaze is thinest and the foot is left unglazed as was the tradition with Jun ware. The blue and purple colors are made with straw ash in the glaze. Looking closely, a subtle crackle, pitting and rivulets of mixing colors can be seen. Jun ware is from one of the Five Great Kilns of the Song Dynasty and produced over several centuries.

Age: Beginning in Northern Song (960-1126), Jun ware was produced through Jin, Yuan and early Ming Dynasties.

Dimensions: 2 1/2″ high x 6″ wide