Description: A GROUP OF THREE CHINESE TEABOWLS JIZHOU AND JIAN, SONG DYNASTY
The Jizhou kiln teabowl of conical form, with three dark papercut decorated roundels to the cavetto against a hare's fur ground, the exterior with tortoiseshell glaze. The two Jian teabowls (one larger) of conical form with flaring everted rims, with blueish hare's fur effect against a deep black ground, running to an unglazed purplish-red rim.
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The Jizhou teabowl 6cm high, 11cm diameter. The larger Jian 5cm high, 12.5cm diameter. The smaller Jian bowl 4cm high, 10cm diameter.