Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Pink Glaze with Mon 5" Table It shows the great samurai

It shows the great samurai Kobayashi Heihachirou fending off a group of ronin

Approximately 13ft long by 13" wide

It has a strong tri-pod footing

1596-1868) tsuba (handguard) for a tsuba is made with typical forged steel and is in the shape of a mokkogata etched with outward radiating lines known as a "Bores Eye" or Amida Yori-"the shining light of the Buddha" (the Buddha in this case being the tip of the blade of the sword when pointed at an opponent)

Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Pink Glaze with Mon 5" Table It shows the great samuraiThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Suitable more for the summer season its thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months. It has a deep clear signature of the potter. This chawan measures 5 1 2" wide at its widest by 3" tall. Having been in storage for 70 years it remains in fine condition.