A Jianyao 'hare's fur' bowl, Song Dynasty. Photo Bonhams.

Heavily potted with steep sides rising to a finger groove below the mouth rim, covered inside and out with a lustruous black glaze finely streaked with narrow 'hare's fur' markings, pooling thickly in a line above the foot exposing the coarse brown ware. 12.6cm diam. Estimate HK$ 100,000 - 150,000 (€9,500 - 14,000). Unsold

The Song Dynasty saw a continuation of the previous Tang Dynasty's great enthusiasm for tea and the culture of tea-drinking. Celadon-glazed bowls, as well as black tea bowls, such as the present lot, were fashionable and made across a number of kilns in North and West China. The Jian kilns of Fujian were particularly skilled in producing 'hare's fur' marking, giving the ware a unique aesthetic. A similar shape and size Jianyao 'hare's fur' teal bowl, but more black than brown in colour, was sold at Christie's New York 21-22 March 2013, lot 2689.

Bonhams. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART. Hong Kong, Admiralty, 26 May 2014 14:00 HKT - http://www.bonhams.com/