Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. A hare's fur tea bowl of conical form, with everted rim and discoid foot, the interior decorated with a lustrous blackish glaze shot through with streaks of blue-silver 'hare's fur' markings, the exterior displaying russet and silver markings, the brown ware visible towards the foot. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 91.1.226, for similar. 173 grams, 13 cm wide (5 1/8 in.). Acquired in Hong Kong, 1980s.UK private collection.