A purple-splashed 'Jun' bowl, Song dynasty. Estimate 6,000 — 8,000 USD. Photo: Sotheby's
the deep rounded sides rising from a short foot to a slightly incurved rim, covered overall in a lavender-blue glaze stopping irregularly above the foot and thinning to a mushroom color at the rim, splashed with a small spot of reddish-purple on the interior Diameter 6 1/2 in., 16.5 cm
Provenance: Collection of Warren Spencer Strauss (1930-2009), Houston, Texas.
Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 15 sept. 2015