Lot 32. A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Song-Jin dynasty (960-1234); 12cm., 4 3/4 in. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 GBP. Lot sold 13,750 GBP. Photo Sotheby's 2013

the rounded sides rising from a short spreading foot to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall in a rich lavender-blue glaze thinning to a buff tones at the rim, the interior irregularly splashed in purple, the exterior with a small purple splash.

Provenance: Purchased in Belgium in the 1970/80s.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Londo, 15 may 2013