Bidspirit auction | Song Dynasty: Jian Ware Tenmoku

Song Dynasty: Jian Ware Tenmoku Bowl - This bowl presents an open mouth with sloping walls, the rim gently flaring outward and tapering steadily toward a neatly formed low foot—creating an elegant funnel silhouette defined by clean, assured lines and perfectly balanced proportions. A russet-brown band traces the rim, transitioning softly into a deep jet-black glaze. Radiating inward from the rim are lustrous golden “hare’s-fur” streaks: fine, dense, straight, and uniformly graceful, gleaming with a subtle internal glow. The glaze is thick and substantial; exposed body clay near the base reveals a deep iron tone, dense and solid in hand. Simple and dignified in form, with naturally occurring patterning, it exemplifies the peerless beauty of Jian black-glazed ware—an authentic treasure for the Song tea competition.