Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Signed 5" Cricket Fighting This type of serving tray

This type of serving tray was often used in chado (tea ceremony and is known as a kashizara

It is printed on acid free archival fine-art paper with highly UV fade resistant pigment inks

Antique Chinese Bamboo Wood Cricket Cage Fu Lu Shou Carved Lacquered Scholarly Inscriptions 4 Inches

It is constructed with mortise and tenon joinery

Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Signed 5" Cricket Fighting This type of serving trayThis is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Showa era or mid to late 20th century. This bowl was hand thrown, hand painted, and high fired for lasting durability. This chawan measures approximately 5" in diameter by 3" tall. Having been in carefully stored or very lovingly use, it remains in very fine condition.