Fine Art

Jun Ware Bowl

Period

Jin to Yuan dynasty, 13th century

Origin

Yuzhou, Henan

Dimensions

Diameter 15.2 cm

Jun glaze of a milky lavender-blue, pooling thicker at the foot and breaking to mushroom at the rim, with a single purple splash in the well. The body is a pale stoneware, the foot glazed and wiped. A quiet, lunar piece — the kind of Jun that rewards a slow look rather than a loud one.