Moon-white and Purple-
splashed Glaze Jar with 
Two Handles
Chun ware
Yuan dynasty
(A.D. 1279-1368)
Height:              11.7cm
Depth:               11.0cm
Mouth diameter: 10.7cm
Foot rim:              6.7cm
Girth:                47.2cm
    Chun ware was famous 
in traditional China for 
its unpredictable glaze-
color transformations 
during firing.  This type 
of round jar was already 
somewhat old-fashioned at 
the time it was made; the 
main focus of Chinese 
porcelain-making had 
already shifted to the 
Chingtechen kilns by 
the Yuan dynasty.  For 
this reason, Yuan period 
Chun ware was generally 
not up to the standards 
of previous periods in 
terms of glaze colors 
and vessel decor.