Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Chinese This 140 plus year old

This 140 plus year old antique kiseru measures 9" (20 cm) long

This particular lacquer is beige and decorated with fishing nets drying out on sticks

In the following year

It is a combination of printed background and hand painted showing a garden scene and tea house with geisha women in kimono

This vase measures 9" wide at the fluted top and 8" tall

Vintage Japanese Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Chinese This 140 plus year oldThis 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 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.