This blue Mino-yaki hantsutsu-gata Shino chawan (matcha bowl) features a textured shino glaze decorated with an iron underglaze. The pinhole texture is typical of Shino ware and is called suana or yuzuhada.

Mino-yaki (美濃焼,) is a type of Japanese pottery produced in Mino Province in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Since the introduction of mass production in the Meiji period (1868–1912), Mino ware accounts for around 50% of Japanese pottery produced today.

Dimensions:

12.2cm (4.8in) - width
7.5cm (3in) - height
300ml - capacity

Condition: Very good (minor tea stains at the base)

This vintage Japanese item ships from the United States