A JUNYAO BOWL Yuan Dynasty The vessel resting on a short foot, with deep flared sides rising to a rounded rim, covered in a flecked pale milky blue glaze darkening at the rim, the glaze falling unevenly above the foot revealing the brown stoneware body. 19cm (7 1/2in) diam. Footnotes: Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價 元 鈞窯盌 Provenance: acquired from Glade's Antiques, High Wycombe, in 2002 (collector's notes) Published and Illustrated: M. White, Eating at the Whites' House: Ceramics from the Mary and Peter White collection, vol. 3, n.p, 2022, p.34 Jun ware's primary distinction lies in its opalescent glaze, creating an iridescent blue shade reminiscent of the sky. Jun ware was originally made in Junzhou Prefecture in Henan province. By the Yuan Dynasty, the production of Jun ware had spread to other kiln sites in Henan, Hebei and Shanxi provinces. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing