A LARGE JIAN 'HARE'S-FUR' CONICAL TEA BOWL, SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)

A LARGE JIAN 'HARE'S-FUR' CONICAL TEA BOWL
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY (1127-1279)
The bowl is potted with flaring sides rising to a slightly everted rim bound with a metal band. The interior and exterior are covered with a lustrous black glaze streaked with fine russet 'hare's-fur' markings which pools irregularly above the foot which has fired to a dark purplish-brown color.
6 ¼ in. (15.8 cm.) diam., Japanese wood box

Provenance
Sen Shu Tey, Tokyo.

Literature
Sen Shu Tey, The Collection of Chinese Art - Special Exhibition ‘Run Through 10 Years’, Tokyo, 2006, p. 63, no. 77.
Christie's, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: An Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren Collection, Hong Kong, 2012, pp. 100-101, no. 37.

Exhibited
Sen Shu Tey, The Collection of Chinese Art - Special Exhibition ‘Run Through 10 Years’, Tokyo, 2006.
Christie's, The Classic Age of Chinese Ceramics: An Exhibition of Song Treasures from the Linyushanren Collection, Hong Kong, 22 to 27 November 2012; New York, 15 to 20 March 2013; London, 10 to 14 May 2013.