Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Matcha Chawan Vtg Pottery Brown Green CHB122 matsuri This vintage Japanese ema plaque

This vintage Japanese ema plaque has a picture of a brown monkey painted in a realistic style

5 cm tall (each chopstick approx

7 cm deep

23 cm long x 14 cm wide x 15

Smoke curing gives the paper additional stiffness and turns it a rich brown

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Matcha Chawan Vtg Pottery Brown Green CHB122 matsuri This vintage Japanese ema plaqueVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl or matcha chawan. It has a blue green glass glaze with reddish brown flashes covering the interior and the upper part of the exterior, like floating from the rim. On the outside, there is a rustic green glaze with the bowl's texture. There is a signature around the foot. Green tea bowls are traditionally used to prepare and drink green tea during tea ceremonies, but