16.4 cm (height), 16.9 (rim diameter), and 8.1 cm (base diameter)
The glaze of this Jun ware bowl is reminiscent of “a blue sky brushed with crimson clouds.” It features a contracted mouth, a deep curved body, and a low ring foot, embodying elegance and refinement. The milky sky-blue base glaze is irregularly brushed with purplish-red patches, creating a dynamic and visually captivating pattern. The blue glaze is derived from iron oxide, while the purple hue comes from copper oxide. These two glazes were applied and fired together at high temperatures in a single session, resulting in a surface adorned with fine blue and purple lines and speckled patterns reminiscent of stars.
A reddish-brown band circles the rim, while the exposed ring foot reveals a dark brown clay body. Inside the bowl, a dark brown tripod mark indicates that a smaller vessel was stacked inside during firing. This use of trivet stacking and multi-piece firing techniques was common for Jun ware ceramics during the Chin and Yuan dynasties, particularly in folk kilns around Yuzhou and Duandian, Henan. The primary decorative feature of Jun ware from this period was blue base with purplish-red spots. Similar bowls have been excavated from Chin dynasty (1115–1234) strata at these kiln sites. Additionally, comparable examples were found as burial goods at M71 in the Nülangshan Cemetery in Zhangqiu, Shandong, dating to the Yuan dynasty (1260–1368), suggesting that the production of such Jun ware bowls likely continued into the Yuan dynasty.