A Clair-de-lune-glazed JUN Purple-splashed Dish
Northern Song Dynasty
960-1127
- Object Type:ANCIENT CHINESE ARTCERAMICS
- Medium:Porcelain
- Year:Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127)
- Size:Height 5.10 cm, Rim Diameter 23.30 cm, Foot Diameter 13.50 cm
Description
With a flared opening, a straight neck, a sloping belly and a flat bottom, the dish is supported on a foot ring and is fully applied with sky blue glaze; its dark biscuit looms along the rim to present a brown colour; the interior wall is covered in purple splashes with blue, greyish blue, and green tint; the exterior wall is covered in thick milky glaze dripping down to the bottom of the belly to form a borderline between the glaze and the biscuit. The dark brown biscuit is exposed at the neatly trimmed foot; the foot ring is higher on the exterior and lower in the centre, resembling a jade disc, which is rare and precious.