TWO 'JIANYAO' 'HARES-FUR' TEABOWLS SONG DYNASTY

each robustly potted with deep conical sides rising from a short straight foot to an everted rim, covered overall in a thick lustrous black glaze splashed with iron-red streaks falling short of the foot to reveal the reddish-brown body

The Tectus Collection. Chinese Ceramics, Stockholm, 1991, pls 46 and 47.

Chinese Ceramic Treasures. A Selection from the Ulricehamn East Asian Museum, Including the Carl Kempe Collection, Ulricehamn, 2002, pl. 65 (one bowl).

The one bowl is in good overall condition with the exception of a 3mm., wide glaze flake to the rim, a 6.5cm., length iof rubbed glaze at the rim, slightly uneven mouth, a 5mm., diam., glaze hole below the rim on the exterior, some minor firing imperfections including iron-spot glaze imperfections, pinhead-sized glaze holes and light glaze scratches. The other bowl is in good overall condition with the exception of a 3mm., flake to the outside edge of the rim, some minor firing imperfections including iron-spot glaze imperfections, pinhead-sized glaze holes and light glaze scratches.
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