Japanese Mountain Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Landscape White 4.5" Embroidery This tsuba is made with

This tsuba is made with typical forged steel and is in the shape of a marugata and has lotus leaves engraved around openwork

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Its deeper shape makes it more suitable for tea ceremony of the winter months as it holds its warmth longer than the lower flatter summer style

It has been in storage for many decades and with the exception of a few signs of wear it remains in very good condition

Along with a century old warm patina this suzuribako tansu re chest remains in fine original antique condition

Japanese Mountain Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Landscape White 4.5" Embroidery This tsuba is made withThis is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Its thick high walls make it more suitable for tea ceremony of the cooler months. This bowl was hand thrown and high fired for lasting durability. It is has a warm white base clay with a dark stylized landscape of trees and hills in gray, as an over glaze above a white crackle glaze. Inscribed by the potter (see picture 9). This chawan measures