Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Matcha Chawan Pottery Red Gold Flower Poem CHB97 Kutani ware Chip and very slight cracks

Chip and very slight cracks on the rim

Design: Crane and cloud

Each cord was braided in three strands and fastened together with gold silk thread creating a unique textural look

Item weight:  343 grams

has subtle plant designs in the center

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Matcha Chawan Pottery Red Gold Flower Poem CHB97 Kutani ware Chip and very slight cracks:: Vtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl or matcha chawan. It is red, gold, and beige. It features Iris and a Japanese poem, Tanka by Ariwara no Narihira in the Heian era. A temple name is also painted near the poem, and that temple is famous for iris flowers. Green tea bowls are traditionally used for preparing and drinking green tea during tea ceremonies but can be used in many scenes of modern