Lot 279. A 'Jian' 'Hare's fur' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 11.8 cm, 4 5/8  in. Estimate £2,000 — 3,000. Courtesy Sotheby's.

the steep flaring sides rising from a short straight foot to an indented slightly everted rim, covered overall in a glossy black glaze finely streaked in russet resembling hare's fur, the glaze stopping short of the foot to reveal the dark reddish-brown body.