Lot 814. A purple-splashed Junyao bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2016

The bowl is potted with deep rounded sides and is covered inside and out with a thick, crackled blue glaze, thinning to a mottled brown on the rim. Two splashes of reddish purple and pale green accentuate the interior. 7 ¼ in. (18.3 cm.) diam.

Provenance: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accessioned in 1918 (Rogers Fund).

Christie's. Collected in America: Chinese Ceramics from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 15 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza