Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Pink Glaze with Mon 5" Table Author: John W

Author: John W

Made for military awards in the early Showa era c 1920's and 1930's

where they are known as "Shi" or guardian lions

It measures 1 7/8" in across by 1 3/4" tall (4

Height = 4" (10cm)

Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Pink Glaze with Mon 5" Table Author: John WThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Suitable more for the summer season its thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months. It has a deep clear signature of the potter. This chawan measures 5 1 2" wide at its widest by 3" tall. Having been in storage for 70 years it remains in fine condition.