Tea Bowl with “Hare’s Fur” Pattern

960-1279 (Song dynasty (960–1279))

12.1 cm 6.7 cm

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The glaze pattern on this tea bowl consists of black and gray striations that resemble rabbit or hare fur. The dark hues of tea bowls such as this example were considered among the best colors for complementing the light yellow-green color of powdered tea that had been whisked...

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William T. / Henry Walters Collection, Baltimore; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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