Chinese pottery and porcelain; vol. 1. Pottery and early wares

by R. L. Hobson

Plate 40.—Chün Chou Ware.

Fig. 1.—Bulb Bowl, porcellanous ware with lavender grey glaze passing into mottled red outside. Numeral mark, i (one). Sung dynasty. Diameter 9 ¹/₄ inches. Eumorfopoulos Collection.

Fig. 2.—Vase of dense reddish ware, opalescent glaze of pale misty lavender with passages of olive and three symmetrical splashes of purple with green centres. Sung or Yuan dynasty. Height 10 ³/₈ inches. Peters Collection.

Plate 41.—Chün Chou Ware.

Fig. 1.—Dish with peach spray in relief. Variegated lavender grey glaze with purplish brown spots and amethyst patches, frosted in places with dull green. Sung dynasty. Diameter 8 ¹/₂ inches. Freer Collection.

Fig. 2.—Vase and Stand, smooth lavender grey glaze. Sung or Yüan dynasty. Height 7 ³/₄ inches. Alexander Collection.

Decoration of any kind is unusual on these wares except on the large tripod incense burners, which often have slight applied reliefs in the form of animals, dragons, or peony sprays. Mr. Freer's dish (Plate 41, Fig. 1) with the raised floral spray is quite exceptional.