Tea Bowl
A conical tea bowl with flared sides rests on a narrow, unglazed foot. Its dark blue-black glaze is streaked with fine rust-brown markings, the so-called hare's fur effect, and a thin gilt-looking metal band edges the rim.
Look closer: The unglazed foot shows a rough, sandy stoneware body where the glaze stops.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 1100s–1200s
- Medium
- Stoneware with black “hare’s fur” glaze and metal-bound rim, Jian ware
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 3400 × 2369 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1299).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund