Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Matcha Chawan Pottery Red Gold Flower Poem CHB97 Kutani ware and ginkgo family crest on

and ginkgo family crest on lid backside

Or used for offering of Buddhist altar (Osonae-Zen)

Chip and very slight cracks on the rim

Each cord was braided in three strands and fastened together with gold silk thread creating a unique textural look

It is a bag in the shape of a beckoning cat

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Matcha Chawan Pottery Red Gold Flower Poem CHB97 Kutani ware and ginkgo family crest on:: Vtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl or matcha chawan. It is red, gold, and beige. It features Iris and a Japanese poem, Tanka by Ariwara no Narihira in the Heian era. A temple name is also painted near the poem, and that temple is famous for iris flowers. Green tea bowls are traditionally used for preparing and drinking green tea during tea ceremonies but can be used in many scenes of modern