Japanese Handmade Chawan Matcha Tea Bowl Tenmoku Black Spot Blue Speckle Glaze NEW 5" Makie Pages: 295 (1986 ed

Pages: 295 (1986 ed

and an inlaid mon medallion reflect officer personalization and the elevated finish of late-Meiji commissions

Japanese kanban (看板) — carved and gold-lacquered keyaki signboard for the Nakamura Legal Affairs Office (中村法津事務所)

Carol Jessen (born 1940

Japanese Handmade Chawan Matcha Tea Bowl Tenmoku Black Spot Blue Speckle Glaze NEW 5" Makie Pages: 295 (1986 edHandmade matcha chawan with deep tenmoku black exterior, oil spot blue speckle glaze, and black glazed interior Japan, contemporary A handmade chawan in the tenmoku tradition, the rounded exterior covered in a deep black glaze with fine blue oil spot speckle the crystalline flecks emerging from the dark ground with quiet luminosity. The interior is glazed in the same deep black. The base is unglazed terracotta pink stoneware. The compact, slightly