Known as one of the "Five Classic" kilns of China , the Jun kiln was located in Yu county of Henan province (ancient Junzhou) during the Song dynasty. Archaeological discoveries at the Baguadong kiln prove that this particular site was once used to produce imperial wares, especially basins, washers and vases, for Emperor Huizong.

Jun wares are famous for the magnificent way that their thick glazes change to produce such beautiful colours as moon white, sky blue and rose purple. This six-lobed narcissus bowl covered with thick, rich purplish-blue Jun glaze has an elegant form with an everted rim. Covered with a brown wash and bearing a ring of small spur marks, the flat base also reveals an incised numeral seven: Jun wares were marked with a numeral from one to ten to indicate the size of the vessel, with one representing the largest and ten the smallest. Narcissus bowls were used to display all kinds of interesting plants and stone arrangements at the court during the late Northern Song dynasty, and this six-lobed design is a fine example of the Jun wares produced during this period.