A fine Chinese Jian 'Hare's Fur' conical tea bowl, Southern Song (1127-1279). The bowl is potted with flaring sides rising to a slightly everted rim bound with a metal band. The interior and exterior are covered with a lustrous black glaze streaked with fine russet 'Hare's-fur markings which pool irregularly above the foot and have fired to a dark purplish-brown color. Similar example see Christie's New York, 22/3/2018, lot 524; also see Sotheby's London, 9/11/2018, lot 243, 11.5 cm diameter_