A JUNYAO GLAZED BOTTLE VASE, YUAN TO MING DYNASTYChina, 1279-1644. The cylindrical body rising from a short spreading foot to a tubular neck with galleried rim, covered overall in a thick, crackled turquoise glaze with a purple splash along the neck and shoulder, thinning towards mushroom at the mouth, and continuing towards the interior of the bottle. The glaze stopping irregularly above the foot, the body covered with a brown wash.Provenance: From a Czech private collection.Condition: Very good condition with old wear, few small chips to the foot, and expected firing flaws including kiln grit, pottery lines, and pitting.Weight: 1,222 gDimensions: Height 23.9 cmAuction resultparison:Type: RelatedAuction: Christie’s New York, 27 September 2017, lot 40Price: USD 6,000 or approx.EUR 7,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A Junyao foliate-rimmed vase, Yuan-Ming dynasty (1279-1644)Expert remark:pare the closely related crackled glaze and purple splash. Note the different form and smaller size (18.4 cm).元至明代鈞窯紫斑瓶中國，1279-1644年。瓶口外敞，直頸，圓柱形瓶身，圈足。通體覆蓋著一層厚厚的、開片藍釉，沿著頸部和肩部有紫色的斑塊。足部施釉不規則，施褐釉。