Song dynasty Jian kiln black glaze bowl hare's furs

This a «Jian» kiln bowl which was made in Song Dynasty.

Jian black wares were made in Jian kilns situated in shuiji Jianyang in Fujian province. Its major products were black glazed tea bowls with purplish black paste. The most famous type had hare's furs effect on it. The hare's furs are streaks which are either brownish or silvery white in colour. Some highly priced type have bluish irridescent oil-spots of different sizes and shapes in the glaze. Those made for the palace had the inscribed chinese characters jinzha or Gongyu mark.
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