Lot 1494. A Jianyao 'hare's fur' tea bowl, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), 5 in. (12.6 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 4,000 - USD 6,000. Price realised USD 15,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016

The bowl has slightly rounded conical sides and is covered inside and out, below the matte, russet-brown, indented rim, with a lustrous blackish-brown glaze densely streaked in russet with 'hare's fur' markings that falls in a thick, irregular line to the foot to expose the ware fired to a purplish-brown color.

Provenance: Christie's London, 8 December 1986, lot 213.

Christie's. Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art part II, 17 - 18 March 2016, New York