Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Ceremony Bowl Matcha Chawan Vtg Seto Ware Black CHB42 brown Japanese decorative Samurai Armor Yoroi

Japanese decorative Samurai Armor Yoroi

It is pottery made from red clay (Shudei)

Word on the box: Cherry bark work

Item weight: 798 grams

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Ceremony Bowl Matcha Chawan Vtg Seto Ware Black CHB42 brown Japanese decorative Samurai Armor YoroiVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, or matcha chawan. It is a black (dark brown) glossy glaze with some brown lines on the edges. It is sturdy and easy to handle. This shape of this bowl is called hantsutsu gata, which is a bowl that has a flat bottom and vertical sides in a half cylindrical shape. Green tea bowls are traditionally used for preparing and drinking green tea during tea ceremonies but