A Chinese Junyao purple splashed bowl, Song Dynasty (960-1279), with rounded sides, resting on a small, finely finished foot rim, covered in a sky-blue glaze thinning at the rim to a pale olive tone, with a copper splash to the interior to one side. 4.5 cm high, 10.75 cm diameter. Provenance: Private English collection. Christie's London, 'The Art of China: London, summer Edition', 11-19 July 2018, lot 206.