Lot 3260. A Jianyao 'hare’s fur' tea bowl, Song Dynasty, 12th-13th century. 5 in. (12.4 cm.) diam. Estimate $10,000 - $15,000. Price Realized $20,000. © Christie's Image Ltd 2015

The deep, conical body is covered on the interior and exterior with a lustrous black glaze finely streaked with 'hare’s fur’ markings thinning to russet brown at the rim and pooling above the neatly cut foot rim to reveal the coarse ware fired to a dark brown color, box.

 Christie's. FINE CHINESE CERAMICS AND WORKS OF ART, 15 - 16 March 2015, New York, Rockefeller Plaza