Lot 8. Three Jianyao 'Hare's fur' tea bowls, Song dynasty (AD 960-1279; 4 5/8, 4 7/8 and 4 7/8 in. (11.7, 12.4 and 12.4 cm.) diam. Estimate : USD 2,000 - 3,000. Price Realised: USD 6,000.00. © Christie's Images Ltd 2018

Each bowl is covered inside and out with a blackish-brown glaze streaked with russet 'hare's fur' markings flowing from the russet band below the rim.

Provenance: Christie's London, 14 December 1983, lot 251. 

Christie's. The Art of China: New York Summer Edition, 11-19 july 2018