A small Song Junyao bowl with slightly rounded sides and incurved rim covered with a grayish-blue glaze with small splashes of purplish-red to the exterior wall and two larger ones to the interior well of the bowl. The glaze thinning at the rim to a buff tone. The base is unglazed and is burnt reddish in the firing.
Northern 宋代 Song Dynasty (1127-1279)
Height:  1 9/16" (4.1cm)  Diameter:  3 1/2" (8.9cm)
Provenance:  Private English collection
Please refer to item #EW-413 when inquiring.