Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Gray Black Kanji CHB56 tabakoire Ogura-Yama trademark

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Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Gray Black Kanji CHB56 tabakoire Ogura-Yama trademarkVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, or matcha chawan. It is a rustic gray, beige, and brown color with black kanji characters decorating the outside edge. It is raised on a pedestal with cutouts on the base. 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