Lot 161. A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). Diameter 7⅛ in., 18.1 cm. Estimate: 10,000 - 15,000 USD. Lot sold: 75,600 USD. © Sotheby's 2021

the steep rounded sides rising from a splayed foot to a slightly incurved rim, the interior with a pale blue glaze accented with vivid violet-colored splashes, the glaze thinning to a mushroom color along the rim, the exterior with a thick reddish purple glaze with occasional hints of sky blue stopping approximately two thirds down the body to reveal the dark stoneware biscuit with an inscription dated to the 1st year of Zhizheng, corresponding to 1341, and another inscription reading Tan Xiren.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 September 2021