20. A blue glaze Jun ware vase
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20. A blue glaze Jun ware vase

Original cataloguing
ARTIST
DaTe
Yuan or early Ming dynasty, 1279-1370
Type of Art
Jun ware
Format
Vase
Medium
Stoneware and glaze
Colour
Blue glaze
DIMENSIONS
Height: 21cm. (8 1/4 in.), Diameter: 22.2cm. (8 3/4 in.)
Distinguishing attributes
With Chinese numeral 4 inscribed on base
Location
Victoria & Albert Museum

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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