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Teabowl with Hare's Fur Glaze

1100-1200
Artist/maker unknown, Chinese
The Song dynasty emperor Huizong (ruled 1101–26) famously noted in his Treatise on Tea (1107) that the beverage looked its best in bowls decorated with “hare’s fur” markings. The silvery brown effect was the result of excess amounts of iron oxide in the glaze crystallizing during firing.

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