Lot 255. A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Yuan Dynasty. Estimate 8,000 — 12,000 USD. Photo Sotheby's.

the deep rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot, covered overall in a thick pale blue glaze, transmuting to a single bold crimson splash on the interior, the rich purple glaze covering two thirds of the exterior, thinning to a buff tone at the rim and stopping short of the foot to reveal the dark brown body. Diameter 7 3/8  in., 18.7 cm

Property from the collection of John F. Lewis, Jr.

Provenance: Tonying & Co., Inc.
Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., New York, 5th April 1956, lot 54.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 16 Mar 2016, 10:00 AM