Jun ware is a type of Chinese ceramic that was produced during the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) in the Henan province. It is known for its thick, opaque glaze that is typically blue or purple, although it can also range from yellow to green. Jun ware is highly valued for its unique coloration, which is the result of the glaze's reaction with the firing process and the kiln atmosphere.

It is also known for its simple, elegant shapes, which often include bowls, dishes, and vases. The clay used to make Jun ware is typically of a high quality, with a fine grain that allows for precise shaping and a smooth surface.

In addition to its aesthetic qualities, Jun ware is also prized for its technical sophistication. The thick glaze of Jun ware requires a high-temperature firing process that is difficult to control, and the results can be more...

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A Chinese Jun glazed earthenware bowl, 20th century the…

Chinese Jun Glazed Earthenware Bowl, 20th Century Song-Style Design

A Chinese Jun glazed earthenware bowl, 20th century the Song-style circular bowl on a low foot-ring, with brownish rim and blue glaze falling down the rounded sides, with purplish red splash to the exterior. Height 7 cm, diameter 13.5 cm

Chinese jun glazed pottery bowl featuring gilded incised…

Gilded Calligraphy Jun Glazed Pottery Bowl

Chinese jun glazed pottery bowl featuring gilded incised calligraphy, diameter 21.5 cm

Chinese Jun splash bowl, of petite tapered form, with delicate…

Chinese Purple Splash Jun Bowl

Chinese Jun splash bowl, of petite tapered form, with delicate purple splash to interior, raised on an unglazed circular foot, height 4 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

A Chinese jun glazed pottery guanyin head height 33.5 cm

Chinese Jun Glazed Guanyin Head - 33.5cm

A Chinese jun glazed pottery guanyin head height 33.5 cm

Chinese Jun bowl with purple splash and oil spot decorations in…

Chinese Jun Bowl: Purple Splash and Oil Spot Decorations

Chinese Jun bowl with purple splash and oil spot decorations in box, height 9 cm, diameter 17.5 cm

A Chinese Yuan/Ming dynasty Jun tea bowl, height 5.5 cm,…

Ming Dynasty Jun Tea Bowl

A Chinese Yuan/Ming dynasty Jun tea bowl, height 5.5 cm, diameter 13.5 cm

A Jun type pink splashed pale blue glazed bowl, song style, Ex:…

Pink-Blue Glazed Song-Style Bowl from John Kenny Collection

A Jun type pink splashed pale blue glazed bowl, song style, Ex: John Kenny collection Melbourne, 14.5 cm diameter

Chinese 'Number Six' Jun tripod Narcissus bowl, height 6 cm…

Chinese Narcissus Bowl with Jun Tripod Design

Chinese 'Number Six' Jun tripod Narcissus bowl, height 6 cm diameter 17 cm

Good Chinese Jun splash glaze bowl, with sloping sides, in…

Chinese Jun Splash Glaze Bowl, Blue/Purple, 11cm Diameter

Good Chinese Jun splash glaze bowl, with sloping sides, in tones of blue and purple splash, on a circular foot, labels to foot, diameter 11 cm

A Chinese Jun ware lobed bowl with celadon finish, 16.5 cm wide

Chinese Celadon Jun Ware Lobed Bowl, 16.5 cm

A Chinese Jun ware lobed bowl with celadon finish, 16.5 cm wide

A jun blue-glazed bowl with purple splash with box, 18 cm diam..…

Jun Blue-Glazed Bowl with Purple Splash and Box

A jun blue-glazed bowl with purple splash with box, 18 cm diam.. Provenance: Private collection, Dr D. Lo, Hong Kong (by repute) Dr D. Lo, former director of the Yeung Shui Sang Laboratory for Thermoluminescence of Ancient Ceramics, the Chinese University…

Chinese Jun splashed raised dish, with circular top, with…

Chinese Jun Glazed Raised Dish with Foot, 8cm Diameter

Chinese Jun splashed raised dish, with circular top, with shallow well with purple and blue glaze, on spreading circular foot, diameter 8 cm

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of rounded form, the interior decorated…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Purple Splash Decoration

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of rounded form, the interior decorated with three purple splash on a pale blue ground, with exposed circular foot, height 8 cm and diameter 18 cm

Chinese Qing Dynasty Jun splash float bowl, of squat baluster…

Qing Dynasty Splash Glaze Bowl, Ivan Ban Collection

Chinese Qing Dynasty Jun splash float bowl, of squat baluster form, in a purple and blue splash glaze, raised on a circular foot, a/f, diameter 23 cm Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection

Chinese Jun Ware bubble bowl covered with a thick, crackled…

Sky-blue Jun Ware Bubble Bowl with Purple Interior

Chinese Jun Ware bubble bowl covered with a thick, crackled glaze of sky-blue tone thinning to an olive colour at the rim, interior with a purple slapsh, unglazed foot, height 10 cm, diameter 18 cm.

A Chinese Jun peach ornament (Qianlong Nian Zhi mark), height…

Qianlong Peach Ornament: Chinese Jun Ceramic, 10.5cm

A Chinese Jun peach ornament (Qianlong Nian Zhi mark), height 10.5 cm, diameter 10 cm

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep circular form, with serpentine…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Serpentine Handle

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep circular form, with serpentine rim handle, the interior decorated in a pale green glaze, the exterior in a mottled purple glaze, height 7.5 cm and diameter 23 cm

A Chinese Jun glaze vase, baluster form with trumpet neck,…

Chinese Jun Glaze Baluster Vase with Thick Drips

A Chinese Jun glaze vase, baluster form with trumpet neck, rough potted base with thick glaze drips. 14 x 24 cm.

Chinese Jun glaze lotus bowl, of deep form with lobed petal…

Chinese Lotus Bowl with Jun Glaze

Chinese Jun glaze lotus bowl, of deep form with lobed petal design, height 9.5 cm, depth 14 cm

Chinese Qing Dynasty Jun splash float bowl, of squat baluster…

Qing Dynasty Jun Splash Float Bowl (a/f)

Chinese Qing Dynasty Jun splash float bowl, of squat baluster form, in a purple and blue splash glaze, raised on a circular foot, a/f, diameter 23 cm. Provenance: The Ivan Ban collection

Good Chinese Ming Dynasty 15th century Jun splash glaze jar and…

Ming Dynasty Jun Glaze Jar with Cover

Good Chinese Ming Dynasty 15th century Jun splash glaze jar and cover, with slightly domed cover, above baluster meiping body, in jun glaze with slight purple splash exposed on shoulders, the thick glaze exposed from inside lip and lower foot, a/f, height…

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep circular form, with a purple…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Purple Splash

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep circular form, with a purple splash on a pale blue body, diameter 23 cm

A Chinese Jun style bowl, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), a sky blue…

Qing Dynasty Jun Style Bowl with Raspberry Splashes

A Chinese Jun style bowl, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), a sky blue glaze with three raspberry copper splashes, together with a fitted Chinese box. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, 7 cm high, 13 cm diameter. Approximately 814 gm total weight with the box

A Chinese Jun style bowl, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Sky blue…

Qing Dynasty Sky Blue Glazed Jun Style Bowl

A Chinese Jun style bowl, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Sky blue glaze thinning at the rim to an olive tone, the biscuit covered in a chocolate brown iron wash, together with an old fitted Chinese box. Provenance: the de Voogd collection, 6.5 cm high, 13.5 cm…

Good Chinese Jun splash glaze vase, with spreading lip,…

Chinese Jun Splash Glaze Vase, Impressed Seal Mark, 21cm

Good Chinese Jun splash glaze vase, with spreading lip, cylindrical neck and baluster body, decorated in a purple, blue and cream splash glaze, on a spreading foot, impressed seal mark, height 21 cm

Good Chinese Jun glaze dish, of petit form, with spreading lip,…

Chinese Jun Glaze Crackled Dish, Petit Form

Good Chinese Jun glaze dish, of petit form, with spreading lip, with red tinged crackle glaze, raised on circular foot, diameter 8.7 cm

Chinese Jun splash glazed vase, with waisted shaped neck, abobe…

Chinese Jun Splash Glazed Vase with Triple Ribbed Decoration

Chinese Jun splash glazed vase, with waisted shaped neck, abobe baluster body, with triple ribbed decoration, in a purple splash on blue glaze, raised on a circular foot, with seal mark with wooden box, diameter 23 cm

A Chinese sang de boeuf tall vase, inverted baluster form with…

Chinese Sang de Boeuf Vase with Jun Glaze, 45 cm

A Chinese sang de boeuf tall vase, inverted baluster form with waisted top, jun glaze to the interior and base. Height 45 cm.

Good Chinese Qing Dynasty vase, of ovoid form with a short neck,…

Qing Dynasty Blue Jun Vase from Fretwell Collection

Good Chinese Qing Dynasty vase, of ovoid form with a short neck, in a blue jun with white splash glaze, raised on a circular foot, height 21 cm. Provenance: The Fretwell collection

Large Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of lobed oval form, raised on…

Chinese Jun Glaze Lobed Bowl with Feet and Splashes

Large Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of lobed oval form, raised on four feet, with two purple splashes to interior, height 7.5 cm, width 21 x length 29 cm

Chinese Jun glaze dish, of shallow form with a foliate rim,…

Chinese Jun Glaze Shallow Dish, 21.5cm Diameter

Chinese Jun glaze dish, of shallow form with a foliate rim, raised on a short circular foot, diameter 21.5 cm

Chinese Jun glaze bottle vase, with fluted sides and purple…

Fluted Jun Glaze Vase with Purple Splash, 23cm

Chinese Jun glaze bottle vase, with fluted sides and purple splash to body, height 23 cm

A Chinese blue and purple splashed Jun ware bowl 12 cm diameter…

Blue and Purple Chinese Jun Ware Bowl

A Chinese blue and purple splashed Jun ware bowl 12 cm diameter ΒΆ

Chinese Jun glaze lotus bowl, of shallow form, in a pale blue…

Blue Lotus Bowl with Crimson Splash, 22cm

Chinese Jun glaze lotus bowl, of shallow form, in a pale blue glaze with splash of crimson, d 22 cm

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of shallow circular form with a…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Purple Splashes

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of shallow circular form with a flattened rim, in a pale blue glaze with splashes of purple, d 18 cm

A Chinese Jun-Type Meiping vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912),…

18th Century Chinese Blue Glazed Meiping Vase

A Chinese Jun-Type Meiping vase, Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), circa 18th century, the upright meiping form vase covered in a soft blue glaze, thinning to olive coloured around the mouth. Possibly 'Ma Jun' or 'Soft Jun' type., 23.5 cm high, 11.5 cm.

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep tapering form, in a pale green…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Purple Splash

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep tapering form, in a pale green glaze with a purple splash, height 8 cm, depth 17.5 cm

Good Chinese Jun glaze bowl, with spreading sides and two holes…

Chinese Jun Glaze Fish Bowl

Good Chinese Jun glaze bowl, with spreading sides and two holes to each side, the interior decorated with exposed twin fish, the whole raised upon a circular foot, diameter 21 cm

Chinese porcelain float bowl, of circular form, with inturned…

Chinese Jun Glazed Porcelain Float Bowl

Chinese porcelain float bowl, of circular form, with inturned lip, in a brown and jun glaze, diameter 35 cm. Provenance: The Yeung Estate

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep form, in a pale green and blue…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Crimson Splashes

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of deep form, in a pale green and blue glaze accented with three crimson splashes to interior, height 7.5 cm, depth 12.5 cm

Chinese porcelain vase, of baluster form, with spreading lip…

Sang de Boeuf and Jun Glaze Porcelain Vase

Chinese porcelain vase, of baluster form, with spreading lip and baluster body, in a sang de boeuf and jun dribble glaze, raised on spreading foot, height 21 cm

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, with deep sides, with a purple and blue…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Purple and Blue Glaze

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, with deep sides, with a purple and blue glaze, diameter 16 cm

Chinese Jun glazed vase, of baluster tulip form, in blue glaze…

Blue Glazed Chinese Tulip Vase on Three Feet

Chinese Jun glazed vase, of baluster tulip form, in blue glaze on three feet, height 23 cm

A Chinese Jun ware style bowl a purple-splashed Jun Yao style…

Jun Yao Style Lavender Bowl

A Chinese Jun ware style bowl a purple-splashed Jun Yao style bubble bowl covered in a lavender- blue glaze. Height7.8 cm, Width18 cm

Chinese Jun glazed Gu, with spreading lip, with lavender…

Lavender and Sang De Boeuf Jun Glazed Gu

Chinese Jun glazed Gu, with spreading lip, with lavender interior glaze, and exterior sang De beouf glaze, height 22 cm

Chinese Jun ware bowl, with a flared lip, in a mottled blue…

Mottled Blue Jun Ware Bowl with Crackle Glaze Finish

Chinese Jun ware bowl, with a flared lip, in a mottled blue glaze, with crackle glaze finish, on circular foot, a/f, diameter 9,2 cm

A Jun ware lobed dish, the heavily potted dish with inverted…

Turquoise Jun Ware Lobed Dish

A Jun ware lobed dish, the heavily potted dish with inverted lobes and decorated with a rich, turquoise blue modulating to celadon glaze and typically splashed with purple, red to the interior and exterior, the foot ring unglazed, height 5 cm, diameter 13…

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of circular form with a flared lip,…

Chinese Jun Glaze Bowl with Molded Medallions

Chinese Jun glaze bowl, of circular form with a flared lip, with molded medallions to the exterior, in tones of blue, purple and red, diameter 14 cm

Chinese Jun ware pottery dish with blue glaze on pedestal base,…

Blue Glazed Jun Ware Pottery Dish on Pedestal Base

Chinese Jun ware pottery dish with blue glaze on pedestal base, 12 cm diameter

A Chinese Jun ware Meiping vase, height 30.5 cm

30.5 cm Chinese Jun Ware Meiping Vase

A Chinese Jun ware Meiping vase, height 30.5 cm

A Chinese Jun ware baluster shape vase, height 33.2 cm

Chinese Jun Ware Baluster Vase - 33.2cm

A Chinese Jun ware baluster shape vase, height 33.2 cm

Two Chinese Jun ware vases, heights: 26 cm and 16.8 cm (inc.…

Pair of Chinese Jun Ware Vases

Two Chinese Jun ware vases, heights: 26 cm and 16.8 cm (inc. stands)

An antique Jun ware vase / lamp base, height 29.5 cm

Antique Jun Ware Vase/Lamp Base - 29.5 cm Height

An antique Jun ware vase / lamp base, height 29.5 cm

A 'jun' bowl, Yuan/Ming dynasty, robustly potted rising from a…

Ming Dynasty Jun Bowl

A 'jun' bowl, Yuan/Ming dynasty, robustly potted rising from a slightly splayed low foot, covered inside and out with a milky-blue glaze thinning at the rim to a mushroom colour, and falling short of the foot on the exterior revealing the coarse clay body…

A Chinese porcelain jar with double handles in a Jun glaze,…

Republic Period Chinese Porcelain Jar with Jun Glaze

A Chinese porcelain jar with double handles in a Jun glaze, Republic period, height 19 cm

A pair of Chinese hexagonal 'Shiwan' Jun type dishes, circa…

18th Century Chinese Lavender Glazed Flower Dishes

A pair of Chinese hexagonal 'Shiwan' Jun type dishes, circa 18th century, each in the form of a flower, the body covered with a bluish lavender glaze, with dressed foot rim, fitted box, 16.3 cm diameter

A large Chinese porcelain jun glazed bottle vase, the ovoid…

Chinese Sang-de-Boeuf Glazed Bottle Vase

A large Chinese porcelain jun glazed bottle vase, the ovoid body with a tall tapering cylindrical neck, decorated with ribbons of blue suffused in a sang-de-boeuf glaze. Height 41 cm

A Chinese Jun bowl in the song manner, possibly 960-1279, the…

Mottled Glazed Chinese Jun Bowl

A Chinese Jun bowl in the song manner, possibly 960-1279, the tapering stoneware bowl raised on a small circular foot, of typical decoration with a purple mauve splash to light teal mottled glazed ground, the thick exterior glaze coagulating shy of the…

A Chinese Jun bowl in the song manner, the tapering bowl raised…

Chinese Song-Style Jun Bowl with Splashed Glaze

A Chinese Jun bowl in the song manner, the tapering bowl raised on a small circular foot, of typical decoration with a purple and ruby splash to an olive flowing to teal crackle ground, similarly glazed to the exterior, coagulating shy of the base. Height…

A Chinese cased red ink block with inscribed poem and seal mark…

Chinese Red Ink Block with Poem and Seal Mark

A Chinese cased red ink block with inscribed poem and seal mark to rear. signed Cheng Jun Fang. Length 11 cm. Width 5.5 cm

A Chinese Jun ware-style bottle vase, of ovoid form with a long…

Chinese Jun Ware-Style Bottle Vase

A Chinese Jun ware-style bottle vase, of ovoid form with a long slender neck, and glazed in the typical Jun ware, manner of red suffused with white, and raised on a small circular foot. Height 32.5 cm.

A Chinese dark-celadon-glaze bowl, probably of jun type, the…

Chinese Dark Celadon Glaze Bowl with Stoneware Biscuit Foot

A Chinese dark-celadon-glaze bowl, probably of jun type, the glaze stopping unevenly around the foot rim exposing a stoneware biscuit, supported on a sturdy and short foot rim, 18.5 cm diam

A Chinese jun glaze washer, raised on a short foot rim, covered…

Chinese Jun Glaze Washer with Striated Glaze

A Chinese jun glaze washer, raised on a short foot rim, covered over all with a striated glaze, the rim with firing white, 11.5 cm diam

Southern song/Jin Jun bowl, with green/blue glaze with purple…

Green Splash Bowl from Southern Song/Jin Dynasty

Southern song/Jin Jun bowl, with green/blue glaze with purple 'Splash.' diameter 17 cm. Height 7.5 cm

Chinese Jun Yuan style vase 12 cm high

12cm Chinese Jun Yuan Vase

Chinese Jun Yuan style vase 12 cm high

A Chinese pottery vase, decorated in a blue Jun Yao which…

Blue Jun Yao Pottery Vase, 18 cm

A Chinese pottery vase, decorated in a blue Jun Yao which terminates at the foot. Height 18 cm

Southern Song/Jin Jun bowl with green/blue glaze with purple…

Green and Purple Glazed Bowl from Southern Song/Jin Dynasty

Southern Song/Jin Jun bowl with green/blue glaze with purple 'splash.' diameter 17 cm. Height 7.5 cm.