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2. A Splashed blue and purple glaze numbered jun ware flowerpot
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2. A Splashed blue and purple glaze numbered jun ware flowerpot

Original cataloguing
ARTIST
DaTe
Ming dynasty, ca. 15th century
Type of Art
Jun ware
Format
Flowerpot
Medium
Stoneware and glaze
Colour
Purple and blue glaze
DIMENSIONS
Height: 25.8 cm. × Body Diameter: 26.8 cm. (10 3/16 in. × 10 9/16 in.), Mouth Diameter: 26.5 cm. (10 7/16 in.), Base Diameter: 16.2 cm (6 3/8 in.)
Distinguishing attributes
With Chinese numeral 1 (yi) inscribed on base before firing
Location
The Harvard Art Museums

This flowerpot was likely used in the Chinese Palace. The inscribed numbers on Jun ware ranged from one to ten, with one designating the largest and ten the smallest perhaps to help designate their size when matching flower pots with stands.

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ARTIST
MoPAr Resident
COLLECTION DETAILS
Lot #
2
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Launch Exhibition: Jun ware
RELATED Attributes
Blue and purple glaze
Jun ware
Flowerpot
Ming dynasty, ca. 15th century
Numbered 'official' Jun ware
500 years old
Museum Collection

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