Teabowl
960-1127 (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 with 'hare's fur' glaze |
| Brief description | Teabowl, Jian ware, Fujian, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) |
| Physical description | Bowl, with small ring foot, with hare's fur glaze - black marks on top of a rich brown, on both interior and exterior of bowl. |
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| Gallery label | Tea bowl
Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
Jian kilns, south China
Black tea bowls were particularly favoured for drinking whipped tea. Their dark glaze provided a pleasing contrast to the white froth.
Stoneware with 'hare's fur' glaze
Museum no. C.841-1936
From the Eumorfopoulos collection, purchased with the assistance of The Art Fund, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee [Art Fund logo](2007) |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support, the Vallentin Bequest, Sir Percival David and the Universities China Committee |
| 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 114.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.841-1936 |
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| Record created | April 7, 2000 |
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