BLUE-GLAZED 'JUN' DISH
SONG DYNASTY
宋 鈞窯天藍釉斂口碟sturdily potted with shallow sides rising from a short foot inverted to straight rim, covered overall in a lavender-blue glaze with some mushroom tone, save for the foot revealing the buff-brown body 
15.7cm diameter 
Private Scottish collection, Scottish Borders. The owner had an enduring friendship with Dr Kenneth Lawley (1937-2023), a lifelong Asian art collector and a significant part of whose collection was sold in this saleroom, 3 November 2023, lot 1-95. Dr Lawley was close to the collection offered in this sale, indeed some of the items came directly from him. He would share his research, his catalogue, and his admiration of these items with the owner, as a natural consequence of their friendship. Acquired from Antik West Oriental Art & Antiques, Sweden, 27 June 2005, with an original receipt and labels on the body.