A JUNYAO PURPLE-SPLASHED BLUE-GLAZED 'BUBBLE' BOWLJin dynasty With rounded sides turning slightly inwards at the mouth rim, the light blue glaze covers inside and out, thinning at the rim to a mushroom-brown color, decorated with splashes of purple and crimson tones, the small ring foot slightly splayed and unglazed. 3 5/8in (9.5cm) diam; 1 5/8in (4.3cm) high 金 鈞窯藍釉紫斑小盌 Provenance New York private collection, purchased from Prof. Zeng, Taiwan, between 2003-2005 出處： 紐約私人收藏，購於 2003 至 2005 年台灣曾教授 A Junyao 'bubble' bowl with purple splash decoration in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art is illustrated by Valenstein, A Handbook of Chinese Ceramics , New York, 1975, no. 41. Another similar Junyao 'bubble' bowl with purple splashes in the collection of Percival David Foundation now housed in the British Museum, is illustrated by Pierson, Song Ceramics: Objects of Admiration , London, 2003, pp. 60-61, no. 20.