Tea bowl, anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1299
vitrification, d 12cm × h 6.8cm More details
Around the 12th century, bowls produced at the Jian kilns in south China were regarded as the finest vessels for drinking tea. Deep blue-black bowls with finely streaked ‘hare’s fur’ glaze were especially popular, as they brought out the colour of white south China tea.
