Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Pottery Gray Mishima SCW9 tansu and houses in the forest

and houses in the forest

which is wear and tear due to age

Hand-written Kanji letters: Sake shop name 割田屋支店 (Waritaya Shiten)

Nishiki daruma

a Japanese racoon dog

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Pottery Gray Mishima SCW9 tansu and houses in the forestVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, or matcha chawan. It is in the Mishima ware style. This gray bowl features carved and inlaid white patterns, floral inside, and waves outside. It has brown tones that appear to be a clay base visible through the glaze or a kiln effect during firing. It has a signature around the foot. It has a shallow shape with a generously wide width for the summer tea ceremony.