Lot 3094. A purple-splashed Jun bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368); 7 7/8 in. (20 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 300,000 - HKD 500,000. Price realised HKD 375,000. © Christie's Images Ltd

The thickly potted bowl is covered inside out with a milky blue glaze, the exterior suffused almost entirely with deep violet-red and purple splashes, the interior with a single splash. The glaze stops irregularly above the foot revealing the purplish-brown body, Japanese wood box.