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Purple-Spotted Long-Neck Vase in the Style of Song Junyao - Purple-Spotted Long-Neck Vase in the Style of Song Junyao China, probably 18th century or earlier. Ceramic, glazed. Height 23.6 cm. With two handles; swirl-shaped base mark. Condition: Signs of age and wear; glaze with fine craquelure. The rim is slightly flared outwards, the neck is slenderly proportioned, and the body is shaped in a pronounced ovoid form. Junyao, one of the great ceramic traditions of the Song Dynasty, is known for its thick, opalescent blue-lavender glazes and natural purple speckles. After the Song period, production continued but evolved: Yuan Dynasty potters created heavier forms with stronger, more dramatic glazes; the Ming Dynasty revived Jun ware in imperial kilns, producing numbered, strictly controlled 'official Jun' pieces; and the Qing Dynasty reinterpreted the style with greater technical precision and brighter colors. Despite these later developments, Jun ware remained closely linked to its Song Dynasty origins, even as each era adapted the aesthetic to new tastes and technologies.