Vintage Japanese Tenmoku Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Ceramic 5.75" w/ Kiri Wood Box Print This chest has been well

This chest has been well used yet well loved

1840) Imari ceramic bowl all hand painted in gold

This Nakiri Hocho with a double-sided blade used in the Japanese kitchen to prepare fish for sashimi

mid 1900's

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

Vintage Japanese Tenmoku Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Ceramic 5.75" w/ Kiri Wood Box Print This chest has been wellThis 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