Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Brown Dark SCW2 bronze Some characters: 捨身飼虎 shashinshiko Buddha

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

Decoration for boy's festival (May 5th)

From Henning

The Kanji characters say on the front 'Daifuku Chou 大福帳

depth (copper side): 14 cm

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Vtg Brown Dark SCW2 bronze Some characters: 捨身飼虎 shashinshiko BuddhaVtg 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