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A sMAll RusseT-sPlAshed ‘hARe’s FuR’ bOWl,
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China, 960-1279. The bowl is covered with a thick and lustrous
blackish-brown glaze suffused with russet ‘hare’s fur’ streaks and
accented with russet splashes, stopping neatly above the lower body
and exposing the body of greyish-brown color with one thick glaze
drop ending at the short foot ring.

Provenance: E. W. Hendriks Oriental Art, Amsterdam. Dr. Koos de Jong,
acquired from the above in 1996 (invoice not available). Dr. de Jong is
a Dutch art historian and has been privately collecting Chinese art over
decades. He has authored hundreds
of articles and several books on Dutch
fine and decorative arts spanning from
the Middle Ages to the modern era. In
2013, he published an extensive study of
Chinese riding gear in “Dragon & Horse,
Saddle rugs and Other Horse Tack from
China and Beyond”. Between 1976 and
2009 he worked for numerous museums Dr. Koos de Jong and
across the Netherlands and was the ingeborg de roode (photo
director of the European Ceramic Work courtesy of Stedelijk
Museum Amsterdam)
Center in Den Bosch.
condition: Excellent condition with some old wear and minor firing Literature comparison: Priestley & Ferraro, London 2008, p. 4. r. Mowry,
flaws. Hare’s Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers. Chinese brown- and black-
glaze ceramics, 400-1400, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge (MA)
Weight: 103. 8 g 1996, no. 38 a-b, p. 143. Fire & Earth, Chinesische Frühkeramik, Museum für
Dimensions: Diameter 8 cm Ostasiatische Kunst, Köln 2008, no. 166, p. 207.
The bowl has rounded sides rising to a slightly incurved rim and is 小褐色釉兔毫盞，宋代
supported on a short ring foot. 中國，960-1279。小盞覆厚重黑色釉层，透出均匀细密的丝状筋脉条纹，圈足露出灰
褐色胎體，一層厚厚的釉滴聚集在圈足上方 。
The superior quality of this remarkable bowl consists of the fascinating 來源：阿姆斯特丹E. W. Hendriks Oriental Art收藏。Drs. Koos de Jong 1996年
shades of the colors black, red, brown and green on the inside and the, 購於上述收藏 (無發票)。Drs. Koos de Jong是一位荷蘭藝術史學家，幾十年來他
entirely coincidental, symmetrical fan-shaped streamlining of the stripes on 一直私人收藏中國藝術品。他撰寫了數百篇文章和幾本書，內容涉及從中世紀到現
the outside. The bold russet splashes accenting the blackish-brown glaze on 代的荷蘭美術和裝飾藝術。2013年，他在《Dragon & Horse：Saddle Rugs and
this piece are often referred to as zhegu ban, or ‘partridge-feather mottles’. Other Horse Tack from China and Beyond》中發表了有關中國騎馬裝備的詳盡研
究。1976年至2009年間，他曾在荷蘭的許多博物館工作，並曾擔任登博世歐洲陶瓷
工作中心的主任。
‘Hare’s fur’ tea bowls, much beloved by tea connoisseurs, were first made at 品相：品相極好，一些老磨損，輕微燒製瑕疵。
the Jian kilns in Fujian in southern China. Following the Jin conquest of the 重量：103. 8 克
north in 1127, such bowls became virtually unattainable as trade between 尺寸：直徑8 厘米
northern and southern China diminished. Trying to tap into the lucrative
market for these specialized dark-glazed wares, the Cizhou potters began to estimate euR 3.000,-
produce wares exhibiting their own version of this highly desirable glaze. Starting price EUr 1.500,-

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