Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Signed Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Metalwork pine needles

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This is an vintage small Japanese Imari ceramic rectangular

Suitable for warming a bottle of sake and even heating small amounts of food

This chawan measures 5

particularly influenced by the figure of the Taoist god of the same attribute

Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Signed Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Metalwork pine needlesThis 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.