Terrific vintage Chinese Jian Yao 建窑harefur drip glaze ceramic tea bowl (兔毛盏).The beautiful tea bowl is covered withthe famous Jian drip glaze. Tiny feather-like design in the glaze hence thename hare fur.The lovely drip glaze runs down towardthe unglazed base. The glaze forms thick ridges on the edge.On top of the hare glaze are some roundspots inside the bowl and outside the bowl.There is a metallic shin on the glaze.This was due to kiln transformation and was deliberate.Ji...an Yao hare fur ware was one of themost influential ceramics from the Song Dynasty. The famous Japanese Tenmuko田木 tea wares wereinspired by Jian ware.Excellent vintage condition pleaserefer to photographs.Diameter across the mouth: 14 cmHeight: 5 cmWeight: 205 gramsThe battery is there for size comparison. It has nothing to dowith the item.'Most of my collection is one of a kind. I bought the itemsbecause I liked it for myself. They were never intended to be resold. Each itemhas a story and when possible, I hand carried in my luggage from all over theworld to bring back to Australia. Some of the items have travelled a long wayaway and some of the items has been with me for 65 years. I am now retired andneed to downsize. I will not be able to buy a similar item again and definitelynot able to sell it at the same price. If you buy an item from me it mostlikely is the only one I have. Not only you are buying an item you are alsobuying 50 years of experience. Thanks for bidding.'I only accept Paypal.I have a 5 business days shipping policy however if I can send earlier I will.Thank you.I am happy to combine postage.Check out my other items!Be sure to add me toyour favourites list!