Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl w/ Flowers and & Seascape 5" Cloisonne It remains in good condition

It remains in good condition It is high fire glazed both inside and out

All hardware is hand forged iron with Warabite style handles and detailed lock plates

This is an antique Japanese rice measuring tool called an itomasu

It is made of kiri (paulownia) wood which shows off the beautiful grain with the trim done in persimmon wood

which has a high starch content and is therefore rather sticky

Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl w/ Flowers and & Seascape 5" Cloisonne It remains in good conditionThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). With bright green fresh bamboo and golden clouds evoking the floating tranquility of the Heian era. Suitable more for the summer season, its thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months. It has lovely colorful wash glazes embellished with hazy soft gold. This chawan measures 5" wide at its widest by 3" tall. Having been in storage for