Lot 61. A purple-splashed ‘Jun’ bowl, Song dynasty  (960-1279;  19.3cm., 7 5/8 in. Estimate 5,000 — 7,000 GBP. Lot sold 6,250 GBP. Photo Sotheby's.

the deep flaring sides rising from a spreading foot to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall in a lavender-blue glaze irregularly splashed with purple on the interior, thinning to a mushroom tone at the rim, the foot unglazed revealing the buff-orange body.

Provenance: Bluett’s, London (according to label).

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, London, 14 May 2014