During Song Dynasty, the practice of whisking tea and competing tea was greatly popular. The need for competing tea leads to the popularity of Jian black-glazed ware. This lot is of conical form, the deep sides rising from a tapered foot to an indented rim bound with golden metal, covered overall in a rich lustrous black glaze subtly mottled in russet, thinning at the rim with russet streaks extending downwards, pooling just above the base revealing the grey-brown body.
During Song Dynasty, the practice of whisking tea and competing tea was greatly popular. The need for competing tea leads to the popularity of Jian black-glazed ware. This lot is of conical form, the deep sides rising from a tapered foot to an indented rim bound with golden metal, covered overall in a rich lustrous black glaze subtly mottled in russet, thinning at the rim with russet streaks extending downwards, pooling just above the base revealing the grey-brown body.