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Due to its exceptional size, this Fujian tea bowl is rather rare. The enjoyment of Jian ware rests with the glaze transmutation due to iron in the glaze, which developed into reddish-brown streaks and spots against a rich black glaze after firing. Connoisseurs called these iron formations "hare’s fur" marks, and the ware was very popular with the tea cultures in China and Japan.
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125978
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Tea Bowl
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125978
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title
Tea Bowl
description
Due to its exceptional size, this Fujian tea bowl is rather rare. The enjoyment of Jian ware rests with the glaze transmutation due to iron in the glaze, which developed into reddish-brown streaks and spots against a rich black glaze after firing. Connoisseurs called these iron formations "hare’s fur" marks, and the ware was very popular with the tea cultures in China and Japan.
date
1100s–1200s
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CC0
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en
wikidata
Q60778927
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Ceramic
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dimensionsRaw
Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
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China, Fujian province, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
accession
1948.206
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Stoneware with black “hare’s fur” glaze and metal-bound rim, Jian ware
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Tea Bowl (建窯茶盞), 1100s–1200s. China, Fujian province, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279). Stoneware with black “hare’s fur” glaze and metal-bound rim, Jian ware; diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.206
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建窯茶盞
collection
China - Song Dynasty
didYouKnow
The reddish-brown streaks and spots have been affectionately termed "hare's fur" among connoisseurs.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. <em>Tea Taste in Japanese Art</em>. New York, NY: The Asia House Gallery, dist. by H. Abrams, 1963.
page_number
Mentioned: cat. no. 9, p. 96; Reproduced: cat. no. 9, p. 23
citation
Neils, Jenifer. <em>The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 108, no. 112
citation
Griswold, William, Xiaofei Tian, Richard Von Glahn, Feng Zhao, S. J. Vainker, Masaaki Itakura, Jiang Wu, et al. <em>China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</em>. Edited by Clarissa Von Spee. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: p. 202, no. 81
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:31:13.007000
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125978
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Chinese Art
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China - Song Dynasty
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Stoneware with black “hare’s fur” glaze and metal-bound rim, Jian ware
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