Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Signed 5" Cricket Fighting Antique Chinese Bamboo Wood Cricket

Antique Chinese Bamboo Wood Cricket Cage Fu Lu Shou Carved Lacquered Scholarly Inscriptions 4 Inches

It is printed on acid free archival fine-art paper with highly UV fade resistant pigment inks

This type of serving tray was often used in chado (tea ceremony and is known as a kashizara

It is constructed with mortise and tenon joinery

Very intricately made with woven split bamboo

Vintage Japanese Hand Thrown Ceramic Tea Bowl Chawan Signed 5" Cricket Fighting Antique Chinese Bamboo Wood CricketThis is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Showa era or mid to late 20th century. This bowl was hand thrown, hand painted, and high fired for lasting durability. This chawan measures approximately 5" in diameter by 3" tall. Having been in carefully stored or very lovingly use, it remains in very fine condition.