A Sky Blue-glazed JUN Vase (Meiping)
Northern Song Dynasty
960-1127
- Object Type:ANCIENT CHINESE ARTCERAMICS
- Medium:Porcelain
- Year:Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
- Size:Height 33.00 cm, Rim Diameter 5.50 cm, Body Diameter 14.90 cm, Foot Diameter 8.10 cm
Description
Potted with a small mouth, a plump rim, a sloping shoulder and a deeper belly, the vase has a girdled neck and bulging shoulder tapering down to the foot ring; its exterior is covered overall in sky blue glaze till the edge of the bottom which is trimmed neatly; embossed rings are partially visible through the glaze; and the interior of the foot ring is left unglazed to expose its greyish white biscuit.