Bowl with tapered sides

A general tendency which occurred on bowls from the late Song was the proportional increase in the diameter of the mouth, as seen in this piece. Such jun bowls, commonly glazed in blue and sometimes bearing purple splashes, were found in tombs in Hebei (WW 1978.6: 96), Shanxi (CGK Zenshu 1983 vol. 9: pls. 63-6), and Henan. The striking feature of this type of bowl is the unglazed lower portion, with a base revealing concentric lines left by a tool, a design that would become characteristic of later Yuan wares.