Jun ware vase

Vase with pear-shaped body and tall slender slightly flaring neck, flaring foot.
Body: reddish buff stoneware, fired hard.
Glaze: thick opaque, shades of bluish gray with dark flecks; scattered greenish gray patches with red flecks. Glaze ends unevenly at foot.

Historical period(s)
Northern Song or Jin dynasty, 12th century
Medium
Stoneware with Jun glaze and copper pigment
Style
Jun ware
Dimensions
H x W: 34.4 x 14.3 cm (13 9/16 x 5 5/8 in)
Geography
China, Henan province
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art
Accession Number
F1949.12
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Ceramic, Vessel
Type

Vase

Keywords
China, Jin dynasty (1115 - 1234), Jun ware, Northern Song dynasty (960 - 1127), stoneware, Yuan dynasty (1279 - 1368)
Provenance
Provenance research underway.
Description

Vase with pear-shaped body and tall slender slightly flaring neck, flaring foot.
Body: reddish buff stoneware, fired hard.
Glaze: thick opaque, shades of bluish gray with dark flecks; scattered greenish gray patches with red flecks. Glaze ends unevenly at foot.

Published References
  • Oriental Ceramics: The World's Great Collections. 12 vols., Tokyo. vol. 10, pl. 75.
  • Dr. John Alexander Pope, Thomas Lawton, Harold P. Stern. The Freer Gallery of Art. 2 vols., Washington and Tokyo, 1971-1972. cat. 91, vol. 1: p. 174.
  • Masterpieces of Chinese and Japanese Art: Freer Gallery of Art handbook. Washington, 1976. p. 70.
  • Rose Kerr. Dazzling Official Jun Wares: From Museums and Collections Around the World. Hong Kong, China, August 13, 2021. p. 78, fig. 47.
Collection Area(s)
Chinese Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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