Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Brown Dark SCW2 bronze 33 cm long x 7

33 cm long x 7

Floral design on the dark blue background

道成寺 Dojoji Temple

Some characters: 捨身飼虎 shashinshiko Buddha offering his life to feed tigers

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Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Brown Dark SCW2 bronze 33 cm long x 7Vtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, or matcha chawan. It is brown with a melting dark brown glaze on the inside. It is purposefully not perfectly round to add a unique aesthetic to the tea ceremony. It has a shallow shape with a generously wide width made for summer tea ceremony. It allows the tea to cool slightly before drinking from the open air. Green tea bowls are traditionally used for preparing