A JUN-GLAZED TWIN-HANDLED JAR, JIN DYNASTY
China, 1115-1234. The globular body rising from a slightly flared foot to a short cylindrical neck set with a pair of strap handles, covered to the exterior and interior with a finely crackled, thick, lavender-streaked sky-blue glaze transmuting to a dark gray tone around the rim and the handles, the glaze pooling attractively and stopping irregularly above the foot, thus revealing the naked reddish-brown ware.


Provenance
: An old South German collection. Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 3 February 2018, lot 105. A noted private collection in the United Kingdom, acquired from the above.

Condition
: Very good condition with minor wear and manufacturing irregularities including glaze recesses and burst bubbles. Few chips to the foot.

Weight: 790.9 g
Dimensions: Height 11 cm


Jun ware,
with its type site represented by the Juntai kilns in the former region of Junzhou, modern-day Yuxian, Henan province, was produced by many different kilns in Henan, including the Ru kilns at Qingliangsi in Baofeng, probably from the end of the Northern Song period (960-1127) until at least the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). In comparison to the other important Song wares, the bodies of ‘Jun’ wares are more thickly potted, which is a contributing factor to the more simplistic forms - as well as the viscous glazes. As water from the glaze is absorbed by the porous biscuit in the firing, the glaze appears thicker, lending itself to a more substantial covering.


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s Hong Kong, 2 December 2015, lot 2810
Price: HKD 375,000 or approx.
EUR 51,500
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A jun twin-handled jar, Jin dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and glaze with similar pooling. Note the size (12 cm).


Auction result comparison:

Type: Closely related
Auction: Bonhams Sydney, 3 May 2023, lot 57
Price: AUD 13,530 or approx.
EUR 8,000
converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A jun-ware celadon glazed jar with loop handles, Jin Dynasty
Expert remark: Compare the closely related form and similar pooling of glaze. Note the faint purple splash and the size (12.5 cm).

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金代鈞窯雙耳罐

中國，1115-1234年。罐敞口，短頸，鼓腹，寬圈足。肩部對稱置圓系。裡、外施天藍色釉，釉面有開片。口沿、足邊及繫的側面釉薄處呈深灰色。釉色流淌，釉不規則地停在足部上方，露出裸露的紅褐色器胎。


來源：
德國南部舊藏，維也納Galerie Zacke，2018年 年 2 月 3 日，拍品 105；英國知名私人收藏，購自上述藝廊。

品相：
狀況極好，有輕微磨損和製造不規則，包括釉面凹陷和破裂的氣泡。腳上細微磕損。

重量：790.9 克
尺寸：高 11 厘米


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：香港佳士得，2015年12月2日，lot 2810
價格：HKD 375,000（相當於今日
EUR 51,500
）
描述：金鈞窯天青釉雙耳罐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、相似的釉色流淌。請注意尺寸 (12 厘米)。


拍賣結果比較：

形制：非常相近
拍賣：雪梨邦翰斯，2023年5月3日，lot 57
價格：AUD 13,530（相當於今日
EUR 8,000
）
描述：鈞窯紫斑天青釉雙耳罐
專家評論：比較非常相近的外形、相似的釉色流淌。請注意淡淡的紫色飛濺和尺寸 (12.5 厘米)。