The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Tea Bowl
1100s–1200s
(1127-1279)
Diameter: 17.8 cm (7 in.); Overall: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1948.206
Location: 238 Chinese Ceramics
Did You Know?
The reddish-brown streaks and spots have been affectionately termed "hare's fur" among connoisseurs.Description
Due to its exceptional size, this Fujian tea bowl is rather rare. The enjoyment of Jian ware rests with the glaze transmutation due to iron in the glaze, which developed into reddish-brown streaks and spots against a rich black glaze after firing. Connoisseurs called these iron formations "hare’s fur" marks, and the ware was very popular with the tea cultures in China and Japan.- ?–1948(Dikran G. Kelekian [1867–1951], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1948–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Lee, Sherman E. Tea Taste in Japanese Art. New York, NY: The Asia House Gallery, dist. by H. Abrams, 1963. Mentioned: cat. no. 9, p. 96; Reproduced: cat. no. 9, p. 23Neils, Jenifer. The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Museum in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1982. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 108, no. 112
- China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2023-January 7, 2024).The World of Ceramics: Masterpieces from the Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 30-September 5, 1982).Tea Taste in Japanese Art. The Asia Society Museum, New York, NY (organizer) (February 20-April 21, 1963).
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