Lot 1307. A Jianyao 'Hare's fur' tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty, 12th-13th century. Estimate USD 5,000 - USD 7,000. Photo: Christie's Image Ltd 2016.

The conical bowl is covered inside and out with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze finely streaked with russet 'hare's fur' markings below the unglazed russet-brown rim and falling in an irregular line to the angle above the foot exposing the ware fired to a purplish-brown color. 4 ¾ in. (12.2 cm.) diam.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, 16 September 2016, New York, Rockefeller Plaza