Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Jianyao Tea Bowl

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist

DateSouthern Song Dynasty (1127-1279)

Made/manufacturedChina, Asia

MediumStoneware under a "hare's fur" glaze

Dimensions2 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 4 15/16 in. (6.4 x 12.5 x 12.5 cm)

ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment

Credit LineMuseum purchase, gift of Ruth Pruitt Phillips

Object number1997.14

Collections

ASIAN

DescriptionThickly potted, flaring sides, covered inside and out with a lustrous blackish glaze densely streaked in russet with hare's fur markings falling short in a pooled line above the shallow, circular foot exposing the dark gray stoneware, the indented mouth rim covered with a matte, iron-rich slip.