Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Pink Glaze with Mon 5" Table where they are known as

where they are known as "Shi" or guardian lions

Author: John W

This is a very special Tsuba

The body features the classic pine trees designs

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

Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Pink Glaze with Mon 5" Table where they are known asThis 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.