'Hare's Fur'

Lot 849. A Jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) diam., cloth box. Estimate USD 15,000 – USD 20,000. © Christie's 2023 The conical bowl is covered overall with a thick, lustrous black glaze finely streaked with silvery-brown 'hare's fur' markings, which thins to a matte russet-brown at the rim and pools in a line above the foot. Provenance: J. J. Lally & Co., New York, no. 4850. Note: For a similar Jian tea bowl from the Havemeyer Collection,... [Lire la suite]

Lot 314. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' 'tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4⅞ in., 12.3 cm, metal-bound rim, Japanese wood box (3). Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 USD. Unsold. © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a Japanese Private Collection. Note: The humble appearance of tea bowls produced at the Jian kilns in Fujian province made them appropriate for use in Buddhist temples. Dramatically contrasting with the white foam of whipped tea, these lustrous black-glazed tea bowls soon gained... [Lire la suite]

Lot 246. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' 'tenmoku' bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4¾ in., 12 cm; the cover of the wood box with an ink signature of Ennosai (13th generation of Urasenke, 1872-1924), Japanese wood box (3). Lot sold: 20,160 USD (Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000 USD). © Sotheby's 2022 Property from a Japanese Private Collection. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 21 september 2022

Lot 388. A 'Jian' 'hare's fur' tenmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Diameter 4¾ in., 12.2 cm, Japanese wood box. Estimate: 15,000 - 25,000 USD. © Sothebys. Sotheby's. Important Chinese Art, New York, 23 March 2022

  Lot 5020. A Jian russet-streaked 'hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 12.4 cm, Japanese wood box. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD (Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2021 Provenance: An Asian private collection. Note: Jian tea bowls were renowned for their unique suitability for tea drinking as the fine foam of the whisked powdered tea contrasted attractively against the dark glaze of the vessel. The thickness of the glaze helped... [Lire la suite]

Lot 394. A Jian 'Hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279); 12.3 cm, 4⅞ in. Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD. Lot sold 37,800 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. China / 5000 years, Hong Kong, 27 November 2020

Lot 382. A Jian 'Hare's fur' temmoku bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 11.2 cm, 4⅜ in., Japanese wood box. Estimate: 50,000 - 70,000 HKD. Lot sold 88,200 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's. Sotheby's. China / 5000 years, Hong Kong, 27 November 2020

Lot 2812. A fine Jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279); 5 in. (12.6 cm.) diam. Estimate HKD 200,000 - HKD 400,000. Price realised HKD 475,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2020. The bowl is thickly potted with a narrow groove below the rim, covered overall with a lustrous black glaze streaked with fine ‘hare’s fur’ markings on the interior and exterior where the glaze stops above the foot exposing the chocolate-brown body. The mouth is bound with a metal... [Lire la suite]

Lot 316. A small Jian 'hare's fur' tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279); 9.3 cm, 3 3/4  in. Estimate 40,000 - 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 50,000 HKD (5,682 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. the rounded sides supported on a short foot, applied overall with a black glaze with russet 'hare's fur' streaks, the glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the dark body. Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 Jun 2020, 10:00 AM  

Lot 5024. An heirloom Jian 'hare's fur' 'temmoku' bowl, Song dynasty (960-1279); 12.9 cm, 5  in. Estimate 180,000 — 250,000 HKD. Sold for 275,000 HKD (32,538 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's. sturdily potted rising from a short straight foot to a thin concave groove below the rim, the deep conical body covered in a thick black lustrous glaze with fine russet striations radiating from the rim, the glaze stopping above the foot revealing the dark brown body, the rim bound metal,... [Lire la suite]