Lot 55. A 'Jian' 'Hare's Fur' Tenmoku bowl, Song dynasty (960–1279); 12.6 cm, 5 in. Estimate £30,000 - £40,000. © Sotheby's.

thickly potted, of deep conical form, the gently rounded sides rising from a short foot to an indented groove beneath the rim, the interior and exterior covered with a thick black lustrous glaze, with brown striations at the rim extending to silvery-blue 'hare's-fur' striations to the sides, the glaze pooling unevenly above the foot to reveal the dark brown stoneware body underneath, the rim mounted in metal.

Provenance: Collection of Philip Whitmore. 
Collection of Anthony Du Boulay, no. P368. 
Bonhams London, 10th November 2003, lot 154.

Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, London, 7 november 2018, 10:30 AM