Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Pottery Gray Mishima SCW9 tansu Vintage Japanese Decorative Samurai Armor

Vintage Japanese Decorative Samurai Armor for Boys' Festival

It is a square and has a handle

white glaze

a Japanese racoon dog

and thin curved pieces of bamboo to make up the decorative edge

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Summer Matcha Chawan Pottery Gray Mishima SCW9 tansu Vintage Japanese Decorative Samurai ArmorVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, or matcha chawan. It is in the Mishima ware style. This gray bowl features carved and inlaid white patterns, floral inside, and waves outside. It has brown tones that appear to be a clay base visible through the glaze or a kiln effect during firing. It has a signature around the foot. It has a shallow shape with a generously wide width for the summer tea ceremony.