Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Spots Light Brown CHB57 Nezumi Shino ware Design: Flower and leaf pattern

Design: Flower and leaf pattern

This vintage Japanese hanging scroll (kakejiku or makimono) is a Mandala featuring the 88 Buddhist icons of Shikoku 88 Sacred Places pilgrimage with a picture of Kukai (or Kobo Daishi) at the center

[Item] 23 cm x 10 cm  x 4 cm

(A tool used in ikebana to stabilize the roots of flowers and branches

Humans have 88 worldly desires

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Spots Light Brown CHB57 Nezumi Shino ware Design: Flower and leaf patternVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, or matcha chawan. It is a golden light brown color with dark greenish spots on the inside and outside edge. 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