This chawan (matcha bowl) is made in the unique kutsu-gata style and is glazed with a iron rich glaze fired in reduction, producing a striking red with oil spot effects.

Kutsu-gata (沓形 - clog/shoe-shaped) bowls were developed by famed chajin Furuta Oribe in the late 1500s/early 1600s. Oribe purposely distorted his bowls, manipulating them into various warped shapes, which played into his aesthetic philosophy, called hyouge (ひょうげ/剽げ/へうげ) which roughly translates to ‘playful’, ‘charming’, ‘jocular’, etc.

Made by 風山, this chawan comes with its original kiribako (桐箱 - wooden paulownia box)

Dimensions:

13cm (5.1in) - width
6.5cm (2.6in) - height
200ml - capacity

Condition: Very good

This vintage Japanese item ships from the United States