Lot 730. A Jian persimmon-brown 'hare's-fur' conical bowl, Southern Song dynasty, 12th-13th century; 4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) diam. Estimate USD 3,000 - USD 5,000. Price realised USD 3,750. © Christie's Images Ltd 2017

The bowl has flaring sides rising to an everted rim and is covered with a rich brown glaze of iron-rust tone which is finely streaked on the interior with greenish-black pooling to black in the center. The exterior is similarly streaked and pools to black in heavy drips above the unglazed foot ring.

Provenance: Feng Wen Tang Collection, Hong Kong, circa 1980s

Christie's. Marchant: Nine Decades in Chinese Art, 14 September 2017, New York