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The brown and black hues of tea bowls such as this were considered among the best colors for enhancing the chartreuse color of tea that had been whisked into white foam. Wares produced at the Jian kilns in Fujian Province were used exclusively for the drinking of tea.
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Title: Tea Bowl with Hare’s-Fur Decoration
Period: Northern Song (960–1127) to Southern Song (1127–1279) dynasty
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: China
Medium: Stoneware with copper-oxide glaze (Jian ware)
Dimensions: H. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm); Diam. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929
Object Number: 29.100.227
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