A Chinese jian-Ware tea bowl with indented lip and subtle hare's fur markings, 12th century, 12.8 cm diameter. Provenance: NSW private collection, Ex Ronald W. Longsdorf collection, no. 1471, Compare a similar example, see nos. 82, Robert D. Mowry, Hare's fur, tortoiseshell, and Partridge feather: Chinese brown- and black-glazed Ceramics, 400-1400, P. 218 - 219, Ronald W. Longsdorf, collector of Chinese porcelain, especially that of the song dynasty, for over 30 years. His sold-out exhibition, curated by J. J. Lally in 2013, presented a comprehensive study of ceramics during this period from various important kilns and of refined examples. Longsdorf 1471, . Mowry, Hare's fur, tortoiseshell, and Partridge feather: Chinese brown- and black-glazed Ceramics