Japanese Chawan Teabowl Edo Period

A rectangular Japanese porcelain bowl decorated in blue and white colours. Motives of a poem and a rooster and hen. A very attractive piece of Japanese porcelain. Both the motive an...

A Japanese ceramic box with lid. The glazing has motives of flying swans. A signature at the bottom of the box.

A Korean Hori-Mishima Chawan (tea bowl) circa 16th-17th century (Joseon Dynasty). The tea bowl is of an upright conical form supported by a high foot ring. It was decorated with incised brushwood fence patterns filled with white slip on both the interior and exterior surface. These dominant motifs were spaced by three encircling double lines. Seven chrysanthemum flowers (inka) were stamped on the lower interior surrounding a swirling tea well on the bottom. There are six spur marks known as Meato in Japanese on the interior bottom and a pointy spot in the center of the foot ring known as Tokin. Two crack lines were historically repaired by superb Kintsugi, adding a mysterious wabi-sabi appeal to the piece. The Hori-Mishima bowl was also known as Gohon Mishima. It was made in Bushan Kilns of the Southern Gyeongsang Province specifically for the Japanese market in the 16th-17th century, when the tea ceremonies in Japan demanded such ware. The bowl comes with a purple fabric pouch...

A Japanese ceramic Gohon tea bowl (Chawan) with a slightly irregular wall circa 18th century of Meiji Period. Supported by a high notched foot ring that was left unglazed, the chawan...