Teabowl with Hare's Fur Glaze

Gallery 334, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

Teabowl with Hare's Fur Glaze

1100-1200

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

The Song dynasty emperor Huizong (ruled 1101–26) famously noted in his Treatise on Tea (1107) that the beverage looked its best in bowls decorated with “hare’s fur” markings. The silvery brown effect was the result of excess amounts of iron oxide in the glaze crystallizing during firing.

Gallery 334, Asian Art, third floor

Object Details

Title:

Teabowl with Hare's Fur Glaze

Date:

1100-1200

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Chinese

Medium:

Glazed stoneware (Jian ware)

Dimensions:

2 13/16 × 4 13/16 inches (7.2 × 12.3 cm)

Classification:

Containers

Credit Line:

Gift of Mrs. E. Paul du Pont, 1980

Accession Number:

1980-120-2

Geography:

Made in Fujian Province, China, Asia

Context:

Dynasty: Song Dynasty (960-1279)

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Gallery 334, Asian Art, third floor

Main Building

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