Title
Shard
Year/Period
Probably 12th-13th centuries
Region
Henan province, China
Material
Dimension
Object size: L 10.6 x W 9.7 x H 3.6
Accession No.
1998-01088
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Mason Wang
This shard is from a heavily potted footring section of a Jun ware. It is pale lavender in colour with a pitted surface. The famous Jun kiln of the Song (960-1279) and Jin (1115-1234) dynasties was located in present-day Yu county in Henan province, China. The kiln made use of iron and copper colourants to fire different hues of a bluish glaze. Jun ware is esteemed as one of ‘the five great wares of China’ by connoisseurs in the Southern Song, Ming and Qing dynasties.
