Teabowl
1000-1300 (made)
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The glaze of this bowl is known as 'hare's fur', an apt description of the short brown streaks that were produced by the careful manipulation of the glaze mixture and firing process. Black tea bowls were particularly favoured for drinking whipped tea. Their dark glaze provided a pleasing contrast to the white froth.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Stoneware, thrown, with dark brown glaze |
| Brief description | Cer, China, SONG, JIAN ware; Tea coffee |
| Physical description | Tea bowl of everted form with narrow, trimmed footring and slightly S-shaped rim; dark granular clay; black glaze covering the whole of the interior and the exterior down to just above the footring; the glaze has run during firing, becoming thin around the rim and thick towards the bottom; on the interior it has many fine streaks, this being the reason why tea bowls with this feature have traditionally been classified as 'hare's-fur' tea bowls |
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| Summary | The glaze of this bowl is known as 'hare's fur', an apt description of the short brown streaks that were produced by the careful manipulation of the glaze mixture and firing process. Black tea bowls were particularly favoured for drinking whipped tea. Their dark glaze provided a pleasing contrast to the white froth. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kerr, Rose. Song dynasty ceramics. London:V&A Publications, 2004, plate 115.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.9-1928 |
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| Record created | April 22, 2008 |
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