Japanese Mountain Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Landscape White 4.5" Embroidery This Kokeshi is short and

This Kokeshi is short and round and of the bobble head variety

It has a very unique transparent perleslent glaze over highly modeled and sandy clay

This is a type of Kakesuzuri and contains a Tegata box (passport box) that is dated from the early Edo Era (1675)

enjoying warmth during cold seasons

Its deeper shape makes it more suitable for tea ceremony of the winter months as it holds its warmth longer than the lower flatter summer style

Japanese Mountain Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Landscape White 4.5" Embroidery This Kokeshi is short andThis is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Its thick high walls make it more suitable for tea ceremony of the cooler months. This bowl was hand thrown and high fired for lasting durability. It is has a warm white base clay with a dark stylized landscape of trees and hills in gray, as an over glaze above a white crackle glaze. Inscribed by the potter (see picture 9). This chawan measures