Red raku tea bowl in beautiful condition from Tajimi (Gifu Prefecture).
In the tea bowls, also called Chawan, the high-quality Matcha is beaten and then drunk from it. Suitable chawan are therefore larger than our European tea bowls and usually also thicker walled. A chawan should be large enough to allow the tea to be whipped into a froth in the bowl. Chawan are made of ceramic, not porcelain.
Particularly high-quality chawan, also called raku, are formed by hand and have a very irregular surface. They are very smooth in the hand and are also considered works of art.
Red raku tea bowl in beautiful condition from Tajimi (Gifu Prefecture).
In the tea bowls, also called Chawan, the high-quality Matcha is beaten and then drunk from it. Suitable chawan are therefore larger than our European tea bowls and usually also thicker walled. A chawan should be large enough to allow the tea to be whipped into a froth in the bowl. Chawan are made of ceramic, not porcelain.
Particularly high-quality chawan, also called raku, are formed by hand and have a very irregular surface. They are very smooth in the hand and are also considered works of art.
In the tea bowls, also called Chawan, the high-quality Matcha is beaten and then drunk from it.
Suitable chawan are therefore larger than our European tea bowls and usually also thicker walled. A chawan should be large enough to allow the tea to be whipped into a froth in the bowl. Chawan are made of ceramic, not porcelain.
Particularly high-quality chawan, also called raku, are formed by hand and have a very irregular surface. They are very smooth in the hand and are also considered works of art.