Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Chado This bowl was well used

This bowl was well used

Height = 30"

This is a vintage Japanese Daruma doll

This chawan measures 5

The wear has smoothed down the sides of the tsuba where it rubbed up against the obi belt from daily wear so the different qualities of steel used to make the tsuba can be seen

Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Chado This bowl was well usedThis is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Showa era or mid to late 20th century. This bowl was hand thrown, hand painted, and high fired for lasting durability. This chawan measures approximately 5" in diameter by 3" tall. Having been in carefully stored or very lovingly use, it remains in very fine condition.