D: 9 cm
H: 4.4 cm

This tea bowl is shaped to be small and delicate, with a small round foot. The inner side of the bowl is glazed black, with iron-rust colored glaze splashed and running downward. The irregular lines visually resemble hare’ fur, which makes the name, “Hare’s-Fur” Tea Bowl. On the exterior, brown iron-rust colored striations of “Hare’s Fur” glaze extend to the foot. Various details such as the foot being covered in black protection glaze show the noble status of this tea bowl. This “Hare’s Fur” glaze is an innovative form of decoration invented by Jian kiln of Song Dynasty. Many northern kilns imitated this decoration later on, and Shanxi Huairen kiln is one of them that reached the peak of perfection. It demonstrates how this specific type of glaze was popular during Song Dynasty nation-wide, even influencing countries of Eastern Asian.