Fine Chinese Jun-Ware Style Bubble Bowl / Brush Washer - Copper Splash

Object: Bubble Bowl / Scholar's Brush Washer

​Technique: Jun-style Opalescent Glaze with Copper-RedSplash

​Age: 20th Century (Republic Period / Mid-Century Revival)

​Region of Origin: China

​Provenance: Private Collection: G.S. May Esquire, London(Label No. 628)

​Dimensions: 11.5cm Diameter x 7.5cm Height

​Condition: Good

This is an exceptionally fine Chinese Jun-ware style"Bubble Bowl," a sophisticated 20th-century revival of the iconicSong Dynasty stoneware. It features the classic deep, rounded form with aslightly inverted rim, historically used as a Brush Washer in a scholar'sstudio.

​The bowl is dressed in a thick, unctuous opalescent glaze that transitions to a delicate "mushroom" tone atthe rim. The interior is dramatically highlighted by a vibrant, variegatedpurple copper splash. The splash displays a beautiful "frosted"effect, swirling into shades of turquoise and crimson—a testament to thepotter's mastery of kiln transmutation.

 The glaze stops neatly above the foot, revealing a dark,chocolate-brown stoneware body that has been expertly trimmed.

 This bowl carries a significant collector's labelon the base:

 "The G.S. May Esquire Private Collection, London. No.628"

Brought Tokyo 1997

The bowl is in excellent condition with no chips, cracks,or restorations. 

The glaze remains lustrous and smooth, showing a very fine, crackle characteristic of high-quality Jun-style wares.