Vintage Japanese Tenmoku Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Ceramic 5.75" w/ Kiri Wood Box Print Interior depth: 10"

Interior depth: 10"

The Chashaku is the simple bamboo tea scoop used to transfer powdered green tea from the caddie to the tea bowl during tea ceremony

This is an antique Japanese early 1800's (c

This chest has been well used yet well loved

Vintage Japanese Tenmoku Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Ceramic 5.75" w/ Kiri Wood Box Print Interior depth: 10"This is a Vintage Japanese hand thrown Tenmoku chawan. Height: 2. 5" Diameter: 5. 75" Seasonal Use: Summer (shallow and wide mouthed) Type: Tenmoku () oil spot style with iridescent crystallization Kiln: Unknown Clay: White porcelain clay Glaze: Iron rich glaze with crystalline oil spot (yuteki) effects; fired in reduction, yielding a dark base with a radiant band of gold and silver crystalline bursts. The fine iridescence and pitted surface suggest a