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Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl
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LOT 2295

Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl

SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D.

5 in. (302 grams, 12.9 cm).

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 2295

Chinese Jianyao Hare's Fur Tea Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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