[Jun Kiln Rose-purple Glazed Sunflower Tripod Flower Pot Holder]
Jun Kiln Rose-purple Glazed Sunflower Tripod Flower Pot Holder, North Song Dynasty, height 8.1 cm, caliber 21.6 cm, foot pitch 13.7 cm
The flowerpot holder is in the shape of sunflower, with the mouth closed, the edge folded, the belly bulged, the bottom out of the edge, and three cloud-shaped feet underneath. The inside and outside are convex and concave with six lines. The whole body is full of glaze, the sky blue glaze is applied inside, the rose purple glaze is applied outside, and the thin part of the glaze at the edge and bottom is brown. The shape is thick and simple, the matrix is thick, and the glaze layer is thick. In order to avoid the collapse of the bottom when firing, the outsole leaves a nail mark left by a ring of nails. The numeral “nine” is carved on the inner wall of one foot, and the strokes are thick and deep, which should be the original carving; The numeral “seven” is engraved at the bottom. The strokes are thin and shallow. It should be carved after the Qing Dynasty. The new numerals are different from the old ones, which may be used by the Qing Palace to match the flowerpots with similar shapes and glaze colors.
钧窑玫瑰紫釉葵花式三足花盆托俯视钧窑玫瑰紫釉葵花式三足花盆托(底部