A JUNYAO PURPLE SPLASHED SHALLOW DISH, YUAN
China, 12th-13th century. Heavily potted, the shallow sides flare from the unglazed ring foot, turn upward and terminate in everted, flat rim. The thick, lavender-blue glaze slightly fades where it thins, highlighted with a deep purple splash.

Provenance: Roger Keverne Ltd., Summer Exhibition 2003, London, nr. 50. Thereafter in a distinguished English private collection, acquired from the above.
Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear.

Weight: 375 grams
Dimensions: Diameter 16.3 cm

Literature comparison: For similar dish, Jin or Yuan dynasty, see J. Ayers, A. Medley and Wood, Iron in the Fire: The Chinese Potters’ Exploration of Iron Oxide Glazes: an exhibition held at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1988, p.44, no.25.

元代鈞窯紫斑淺盤
中國，十二至十三世紀。重胎，淺盤，露胎圈足。藍紫色斑塊。

來源：2003年Roger Keverne Ltd.夏展，展品號 50。之後為英國私人收藏，購於上述收藏。
品相：品相極好，僅有些微磨損。

重量： 375 克
尺寸： 直徑16.3 厘米