This censor has a wide mouth with an outwardly folded and flattened rim, and a curved belly that rests on three legs. It is covered inside and out with sky blue glaze with splashes of purple. Since the Jun kilns generally used an opaque finish, the glaze would run when the vessel was burned at high temperatures. Consequently, the glaze is thinner at the edges, where some of the amber body can be glimpsed. At the bottom, however, the glaze is particularly thick and smooth. The pure azure glaze and the splashes of purple merge harmonically for a glowing sunset type of visual effect, very pleasing to the eye. Design and glaze clearly identify this a piece of Yuzhou's Jun kiln, and the exceptional color and beauty of its finish will delight any collector of rare and valuable ceramics.

H: 9.5 cm