Tea Bowl with “Hare’s-Fur” Glaze

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tea Bowl with “Hare’s-Fur” Glaze by Lu Yan. The ceramic tea bowl has a wide mouth and a narrow base. The bowl's interior and the top exterior edge are glazed in a light-brown color. The majority of the exterior features a dark green and black glaze with vertical streaks resembling fur. The base of the bowl and the unglazed portion under the lip where it meets the body are light brown. The background is gray with a shadow cast to the right.