Jianyao Teabowl with ‘Hare’s Fur Glaze’, Song Dynasty (960-1279). Estimate 5,500 Euro. Photo Auctionata AG.

Jianyao ceramic with a darker brown body and a black-brown, stripe-shaped glaze. Conical bowl with slightly raised foot rim. Dense glaze, which runs from the mouth edge to the foot in the shades of rusty brown to shiny-black. Above the foot an irregular glaze finish with a thickened droplet formation. Dimensions: 6.5 x 12.5 cm

This fine ceramic bowl is comparable in form and decoration to bowls of the Harvard University Art Museum (acc. no. 1931,262, 1940.3, etc.).

Literature: Cf. Eskenazi ‘Song ceramics from the Hans Popper collection’, London 2005, ‘Sekai toji Zenshu’, vol. 10, Tokyo 1955, p. 61.

Auctionata AG. Asian Art. Monday, Aug 24, 2015, 12 pm EDT - Berlin