A CHINESE 'JIAN' BRONZE MOTIF TEA BOWL
The deep rounded sides rising from a short straight foot to a lipped rim. The bowl is covered overall in a black glaze falling short of the foot to reveal the brown-black body. The interior has beautiful bronze glaze streaks.
The current bowl has a very attractive black glaze with brown-silver and olive-brown streaks. The bowl's appearance is somewhere between 'oil streak and hare's fur'. Black-glazed bowls such as the present example became increasingly popular as they showed off the frothy white tea to enhance the experience. A thick glaze joining the body clay appeared near the base, traceable gold sparkling dust, glaze age crackles visually seen, and dull thump sound when tapped.


Dimensions: 2-1/2" H x 4-3/4" Dia.

EXCELLENT condition.
EDEN Fine Antiques Galleries provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.
The bidder assumes responsibility for ensuring that the condition of the item(s) meets with their satisfaction prior to bidding. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.