Lot 610. A small 'Jun' purple-splashed cupstand, Jin-Yuan Dynasty. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's.

potted in the form of a small cup resting in the center of a circular dish, all supported on a splayed hollow foot, covered overall with a lustrous sky-blue glaze, thinning at the rim and stopping irregularly at the foot to reveal the buff-colored stoneware body. Width 3 1/8  in., 8 cm

Note: Jun cupstands are relatively rare, although a few published examples are known. See one in the Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (I), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 223; and another, together with a cup, illustrated in Regina Krahl, Chinese Ceramics from the Meiyintang Collection, vol. 3, pt. II, London, 2006, pl. 1458; and a third, from the Yangdetang collection, sold in these rooms, 17th March 2015, lot 87.

A rare 'Jun' cupstand, Song dynasty from the Yangdetang collection, sold  37,500 USD at  Sotheby's New York, 17th March 2015, lot 87. Photo: Sotheby's.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 14 Mar 2017, 10:30 AM