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Tea Bowl with “Hare’s-Fur” Decoration

11th–12th century
Not on view
Famed throughout China, Jian wares were also exported to Japan, often by Buddhist monks who had visited monasteries in the nearby center at Mount Tianmu. As a result, ceramics with this type of decoration are known in Japan as tenmoku, after the Japanese reading of the name of the mountain. Tenmoku glazes continue to play an important role in Western pottery today.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Tea Bowl with “Hare’s-Fur” Decoration
  • Period: Northern Song (960–1127) to Southern Song (1127–1279) dynasty
  • Date: 11th–12th century
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Stoneware with iron-oxide glaze (Jian ware)
  • Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
  • Classification: Ceramics
  • Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
  • Object Number: 29.100.226
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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