Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Moonlight glazed Zun (vase) with protruding ridges Jun Ware


Located at Juntai, Yu County, Henan Province and as one of five famous kilns during the Song dynasty, Jun kiln has been well known for its turbid copper-brown glaze. Shaped by thick and hard clay, this Zun was then evenly embellished by rich and brightly white glaze. Imitating the style of ancient bronze, this Zun was decorated with twelve rectangular protruding ridges on its neck, body and base. In addition, the glaze on the vessel shows irregular floating stripes, just like earthworms wriggling in mud. This is a unique decoration of Jun kiln.

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