Bowl
Chinese
Description
Jun ware was prized for its light purplish-blue glaze with purple or red splashes caused by transmutation during firing. The vivid colors of the splashes are caused by oxidized copper impurities in the glaze.
Subject Matter:
This jun ware (钧窑 jun yao) bowl is of the Jin Dynasty (1115-1234).
Physical Description:
This shallow conical bowl on a straight footring is covered in a pale blue opaque glaze, the interior is moon-white and the exterior, sky blue. There is a copper reddish-purple splash to the interior and two gold repairs along the rim and side.
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