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LOT 2232
Chinese Song Jianyao 'Hare's Fur' Tea Bowl
SONG DYNASTY, 960-1279 A.D. OR LATER
4 1/2 in. (241 grams, 11.3 cm wide).
With carination to the inner lip, conical body and narrow basal ring; the interior decorated with a lustrous blackish glaze with streaks of blue-silver 'hare's fur' markings.
ProvenanceFrom a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
LiteratureSee Lili, F., Chinese Ceramics, Cambridge, 2011, for discussion; cf. Christie’s New York, 17-18 March 2016, lot 1493.
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LOT 2232
Chinese Song Jianyao 'Hare's Fur' Tea Bowl
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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