Bowl
Object NameBowl
Date14th century
OriginChina
MediumStoneware
Dimensions3 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (7.9 x 19.1 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Ceramics
Credit LineGift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Ann and Henry Brunnier Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number2.2.22
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureChinese
Label TextThe first Jun wares were probably made during the early Song Dynasty (960-1279). During that time and throughout most of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), Jun ware was not highly celebrated due to its association with everyday use and utilitarian form. Jun pottery can be of porcelain or a coarser-grained body, but the glazes are thick and opalescent. Typically, Jun glazes are thin at the top of an object then grow increasingly thicker as the glaze progresses toward the base. As the thickness increases, so does the richness or color, ranging from gray to steel blue to vibrant crimson.
This bowl, probably made during the middle of the Yuan Dynasty, illustrates a mastery of the Jun glazing techniques. Despite its roughness as compared to other Song wares, Jun is most highly esteemed for the variance of hue and control of glazes. The simple form is covered with beautiful coloration beginning very thinly at the lip, allowing the grayish-brown colored body to show. The interior has a crazed blue- violet glaze on white slip, while the exterior is a red- violet color with mottled purple shading. The glaze stops some distance from the base, leaving ample amounts of the rustic body exposed, illustrating the convergence of old and new Chinese ceramic techniques.
PeriodYuan or Ming Dynasty
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Main Storage
