A 'Jian' russet-streaked 'nogime tenmoku' bowl

Southern Song dynasty

南宋 建窰兔毫釉天目茶盞

potted with deep sides rising from a short straight foot to a thin concave groove below the rim, covered with a glossy black glaze streaked with russet 'hare's fur' running from the rim and pooling within the groove, the glaze stopping neatly above the foot revealing the dark brown body, the rim bound with metal, Japanese wood box (3)

Diameter 4 ? in., 12.6 cm

Hirano Kotoken, Tokyo.

來源

平野古陶軒，東京