Description: A JUNYAO PURPLE-SPLASHED SPITTOON, ZHADOU
China, Song/ Yuan dynasty
9 x 14 cm
Standing on a circular foot, the globular body rising to a short cylindrical neck with a wide mouth with inclined walls, the exterior covered with a light turquoise glaze, a purple splash to the interior of the mouth, the base unglazed.
Provenance: ambassador Francesco Rausi.