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AN EXCEPTIONAL ‘JIAN’ ‘NOGIME
TEMMOKU’ TEA BOWL
SOUTHERN SONG DYNASTY

thickly potted, of deep conical form, the gently rounded sides
rising from a short tapered foot to an indented groove beneath
the rim, the interior and exterior applied with a lustrous
iridescent black glaze, with coppery ‘oil spots’ at the rim,
extending to silvery-blue ‘hare’s fur’ striations to the sides,
the glaze pooling unevenly above the foot to reveal the dark
brown stoneware body, the rim bound in a white metal band,
Japanese wood box (2)
Diameter 4⅞ in., 12.4 cm
PROVENANCE
Japanese Private Collection
$ 500,000-700,000

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