This Kyo-yaki chawan (matcha bowl) is made in the gohon (御本) or gohonte (御本手) style, with an angular shape with a subtly flaring lip, and a warm beige glaze with lighter spots and patches of pink and grey.

Gohonte typically refers to an array of pink or white spots against a grey or beige background, often made when a piece coated with white slip and covered in a transparent glaze is fired in reduction. It gets its name from the order forms and catalogue books (御本 - gohon) that tea masters used in late 16th and early 17th centuries to order tea bowls from potters and kilns in Korea. Many of those gohon chawan (御本茶碗) had these spots, hence the name gohonte.

This chawan was made by Einosuke (栄之助) and comes with its original kiribako (桐箱 - wooden paulownia box).

Kyo-yaki (京焼) is a type of Japanese pottery that traditionally comes from Kyoto, Japan. The pottery traditions of Kyoto date back to the 5th century and are varied in their styles.

Dimensions:

12.1cm (4.8in) - width
7.4cm (2.9in) - height
250ml - capacity

Condition: Excellent

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