Japanese Ceramic Bowl Kobachi Owan Vtg Katakuchi Nimono Nabe Green Brown Y127 grey Design: Small birds and flowers

Design: Small birds and flowers (Platycodon grandiflorus)

This is a pair of Japanese Buddhist altar rice offering cups known as Buppanki

the three-legged crow

The inner frame is tied together with gold string and the outer ribs are lacquered with black with red tips

Meato: The mark in the center of the bottom of the plate was supported shape in the kiln during firing

Japanese Ceramic Bowl Kobachi Owan Vtg Katakuchi Nimono Nabe Green Brown Y127 grey Design: Small birds and flowersVintage Japanese Ceramic Small Bowl This item is a vintage Japanese ceramic small bowl, or kobachi. This weighty small bowl is a textured brown on the outside with a brown and slight greenish tint on the inside. The inside of the bowl features a very simple line pattern at the bottom. There is a tiny spout on the lip of this bowl lending it the name katakuchi, its use being from pouring out liquid from steamed vegetables to being used in tea