A FINE JIAN ‘HARE’S FUR’ TEA BOWL

A FINE JIAN ‘HARE’S FUR’ TEA BOWL

SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

The bowl is thickly potted with a narrow groove below the rim, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze streaked with fine ‘hare’s fur’ markings on the interior and exterior where the glaze stops above the foot exposing the chocolate-brown body. The mouth is bound with a metal mount.

5 in. (12.6 cm.) diam., Japanese lacquered wood box