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138 160391/19
A fine Chinese Jian ware ‘hare’s fur’
glazed tea bowl
southern song dynasty
potted with deep rounded sides rising from
a short straight foot to a slightly everted
rim, covered overall with a dark black glaze
suffused with brown ‘hare’s fur’ streaks.
D: 5 in., 12.5cm
provenance:
Property from a Pennsylvania estate
note:
Bowls of this type were made in large
quantities in the Fujian province, yet from
literature it is known that the very best
quality Jian bowls were carefully selected
as tribute from Fujian to the court. Jian
teabowls were renowned for their unique
suitability for tea drinking their dark glaze
contrast the color and foam of tea. The
thickness of the glaze helped keep the
beverage warm and protected the hands of
the drinker against scalding.
See similar bowls of this type, including one from the Palace Museum,
Beijing, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace
Museum. Porcelain of the Song Dynasty (II), Hong Kong, 1996, pl. 204. For
a similar example at auction. see Sotheby’s New York, March 16, 2016, Sale
9477, Lot 224.
$8,000-12,000

139 160819/10
A small and rare Chinese ‘Jun’ light blue glazed footed
shallow dish
southern song dynasty
the flat, brown scallop-edged dish covered with a soft
blue glaze, raised on shallow circular foot.
D: 4 1/4 in., 11cm
provenance:
Collection, Washington, DC, 2007-present
Collection, Kerrville, TX, 1995-2007
Collection, Houston, TX, 1969-1995
Purchased at auction, lot 132, Sotheby’s-Parke Bernet,
NYC, December 12, 1969, sale 2958. The saucer is from
the collection of Richard Bryant Hobart, an American
collector of Chinese art and antiquities who lived in
Taiwan.
$3,000-5,000