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LOT 0436

Estimate
GBP (£) 800 - 1,000
EUR (€) 930 - 1,160
USD ($) 1,070 - 1,340

CHINESE JIANYAO HARE'S FUR TEA BOWL
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D.
5 1/8 in. (173 grams, 13 cm wide).

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.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1980s.
UK private collection.

LITERATURE:
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 91.1.226, for similar.

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