"Hare's Fur" (兔毫, Tu Mao) is the most archetypal glaze of the Jianyang tradition — the form after which the bowls themselves are often said to be named. As the iron-rich glaze settles in the kiln, fine streaks form and stream outward from the center of the bowl, the way soft rabbit fur lies along the animal's back. The bowl you see here is a strong, typical example: dense, sharply defined dark-brown-to-black streaks running in even rays across a deep dark ground.
On this piece the streaks read warmer at the rim — a quiet amber band where the glaze thins — then darken quickly into the dense near-black body of the bowl. The exterior carries the same pattern in deeper, more even tones, with a quiet earthy iridescence that shifts as the bowl turns in the hand.
Handcrafted in Jianyang, Nanping, Fujian — historically known as Jianzhou or Jian'an — and fired at 1300°C. The bowl is dense in hand and holds heat well; its iron-rich glaze is often said to soften the taste of the tea.
| Capacity |
138 ml |
| Weight |
153 g |
| Height |
5.0 cm |
| Diameter |
8.0 cm |
Handmade — slight variations in size and weight are normal.
Held in hand for size reference — see photo above.
Photos are taken of one piece selected at random from each batch. The bowl you receive will carry the same glaze and the same overall pattern, with only very slight differences in the exact placement of individual spots or streaks — a subtle variation, never a drastic change. Slight color differences may also appear due to lighting and screen calibration.
Packaging
Each Jianzhan comes in a dedicated cloth bag — cotton-linen exterior, silk-wadding interlayer, velvet-lined interior — then securely packed for safe shipping.
Availability
Limited stock. 2–5 pieces available per design — once sold out, not restocked.
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Note: some bowls carry small smooth sand points on the glaze surface — natural marks left by the firing, very common in wood-fired, traditionally hand-thrown Jianzhan. They are smooth to the touch, with no pits or depressions, do not affect the bowl's use for tea in any way, and are not considered a workmanship defect.
