A LARGE 'JUN' DISH SONG DYNASTY

the shallow rounded sides rising from a slightly recessed base to a lipped rim, covered overall in a thick lavender-blue glaze thinning at the rim to a light gray color, the glazed base with five spur marks 

Chugoku meito ten: Chugoku toji 2000-nen no seika [Exhibition of Chinese Pottery: Two Thousand Years of Chinese Ceramics], Tokyo, 1992, no. 41.

The dish is slightly warped and the glaze has run towards the foot causing the dish to sit unevenly. There is a large burst bubble on the exterior, otherwise the dish is in overall good condition.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Jun dishes of this large size are quite rare.  See a closely related Junyao dish of identical size illustrated in Mayuyama, Seventy Years, vol. 1, Tokyo, 1976, pl. 392; and another, formerly in the Collection of the T.Y. Chao Family Trust (no. 100), sold in our London rooms, 17th November 1999, lot 854.