Japanese 1950S Signed Tea Ceremony Ceramic Summer Chawan Tea Bowl 5.5" Makie that were hand turned from

that were hand turned from cryptomeria wood with over twenty layers of black and red lacquer

though typically created anonymously

All drawers move easily without binding

Brown ceramic tokkuri included

Great to use as a stand on a desk or chest

Japanese 1950S Signed Tea Ceremony Ceramic Summer Chawan Tea Bowl 5.5" Makie that were hand turned fromThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). It dates to the mid Showa Era (c. 1950) and has the signature on the bottom of the Japanese artist, Genno (see picture 6). Suitable more for the summer season, it is shallow styled chawan. This chawan measures 5 1 2" wide at its widest by 2" tall (14 x 5 cm). Having been in storage for 90 years it remains in fine condition.