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| A chawan (茶碗) is a bowl used for preparing and drinking matcha (powdered green tea) in Japanese tea ceremonies. In Japan, "chawan" also refers to bowls for drinking regular green tea, as well as to bowls for rice. If it is necessary to distinguish between them, bowls for tea are called yunomi chawan, and bowls for rice are called gohan chawan. In tea ceremony The first chawan came from China and Korea along with green tea during the Nara and Heian periods. Celadon glaze wheel thrown stoneware, gas reduction fired to cone 10 ( 1300° C ) / This piece was selected to be exhibited at the "INTERNATIONAL CHAWAN EXHIBITION" sponsored by the Japanese Embassy in Belgium INQUIRE ABOUT PURCHASING THIS WORK |
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