Loading, please wait...
Details
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.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
RELATED LOTS
-
Ban Chiang Period Painted Vessel
Middle Period, 900-300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Globular jar with large flared mouth, decorated with dense series of hatched spiral motifs. 430 grams, 14 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Wall Tile
Song Dynasty, circa 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Circular recess with high-relief modelled figure of Mahākāla sitting cross-legged on a lotus dais, six arms holding various symbols. 5.4 kg, 28.5 cm wide
Ex Cotswold, UK, collection, 1970-1990. -
Chinese Song Terracotta Tile
Song Dynasty, circa 960-1279 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Rectangular tile with round recess, reserved high-relief carving of the Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, facing with four arms raised holding attribuites. 4.86 kg, 28.5 x 28.5 cm
Ex Cotswold collection, UK, 1990s.
