The exhibition traces the evolution and development of Chinese brown- and black-glazed ceramics from the fifth to the fifteenth century. Including more than one-hundred and fifteen pieces, the exhibition will be the first ever in the United States to examine these exquisite wares.

Thirty-three of the very best Chinese brown- and black-glazed ceramics from the Harvard University Art Museums' collection form the core of the exhibition; the remaining eighty pieces are loans from museums and private collections in the United States. The exhibition is organized by Robert D. Mowry, Curator of Chinese Art. Hare's Fur, Tortoiseshell, and Partridge Feathers: Chinese Brown- and Black-Glazed Ceramics, 400-1400 is made possible, in part, with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. The publication of the accompanying catalogue has been facilitated by a grant from the Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation.