Vintage Japanese Tenmoku Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Ceramic 5.75" w/ Kiri Wood Box Lamp With exception to some blemishes

With exception to some blemishes and oxidation it has a nice aged patina

This bowl remains in very fine condition with no chips

underglaze cobalt decorationDIMENSIONS: Approx

It shows the great samurai Kobayashi Heihachirou fending off a group of ronin

Provenance: From the collection of Leonard Sorese

Vintage Japanese Tenmoku Chawan Tea Ceremony Bowl Ceramic 5.75" w/ Kiri Wood Box Lamp With exception to some blemishesThis is a Vintage Japanese hand thrown Tenmoku chawan. Height: 2. 5" Diameter: 5. 75" Seasonal Use: Summer (shallow and wide mouthed) Type: Tenmoku () oil spot style with iridescent crystallization Kiln: Unknown Clay: White porcelain clay Glaze: Iron rich glaze with crystalline oil spot (yuteki) effects; fired in reduction, yielding a dark base with a radiant band of gold and silver crystalline bursts. The fine iridescence and pitted surface suggest a