Fine Art

Jian Kiln Tea Bowl with Hare's Fur Glaze

Period

Song dynasty, 12th century

Origin

Jianyang, Fujian

Dimensions

Diameter 11.8 cm

A slightly smaller bowl, the glaze a deep black-brown with vertical russet streaks of unusual clarity. The form sits between the conical and the rounded, comfortable in the hand. From a small group of Jian wares recently acquired together.