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LOT 2038

Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl

SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D.

5 in. (302 grams, 12.9 cm).

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. [No Reserve]

Provenance

UK gallery, early 2000s.

Literature

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

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LOT 2038

Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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