PROVENANCE:
Private collection, Taiwan

This lot is heavily potted, the shallow rounded sides rising from a shallow foot to a wide everted rim, covered overall in a sky-blue glaze and thinning to mushroom tone at the rim save for the foot revealing the buff-orange body. The glaze is evenly applied without any blemish, making it a rare piece of treasure.

The Jun kiln complex was an important producer of ware in northern areas during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. It was located in Yu County of Xuchang City in Henan Province. Jun ware was highly luxurious. As the ancient Chinese saying goes, ‘Better have a piece of Jun ware than a great fortune’. Being one of the “Five Great Wares” during the Song Dynasty, Jun ware was brilliantly glazed with colors including rose violet, begonia red, eggplant purple, chicken blood red, grape purple, vermilion and lush green.