Tea Bowl with “Hare’s-Fur” Decoration

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a small, dark-colored bowl. The bowl has a wide mouth that tapers down to a small base. The bowl's interior and exterior are glazed. The glaze on the interior is dark brown and exhibits a distinctive "hare's-fur" or "rabbit's fur" pattern of thin, branching lines. The exterior glaze is a lighter brown. The background is light gray, with a slight shadow cast by the bowl. The bowl appears to be ceramic or porcelain. The artist of the bowl is unknown but it is titled "Tea Bowl with 'Hare's-Fur' Decoration".