Moon-white Glazed Zun Vessel with Vertical Ridges, Jun Ware

Jun kiln is located in Yuzhou, Henan province This is a typical porcelain ware for display in the Song court. Most surviving vessels from Song dynasty Jun kiln are flowerpots and flowerpot stands, very few are zun vessels with vertical ridges, approximately 10 in total worldwide. Besides the one displayed here in the Palace Museum collection, the rest are in the collection of Shanghai Museum and the National Palace Museum in Taibei.