Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Pottery Gray Brown SCW8 kensui The bamboo frame

The bamboo frame

this katagami stencil with silk mesh backing is decorated with blossoming peonies and fluttering butterflies

This item was likely a folk craft souvenir from the famous Hounen Festival in Komaki

dark magenta and gold color foil

Stains on the papers

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Pottery Gray Brown SCW8 kensui The bamboo frameVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, or matcha chawan. It features broken up colors, brown and gray, created during firing, kiln change. It has wheel throwing rings outside and glaze drips inside. The rim is dark brown. It has a shallow shape with a generously wide width for the summer tea ceremony. It allows the tea to cool slightly before drinking from the open air. Green tea bowls are traditionally