Signed Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Gray. w/ Brown Clay 5.5” Chinese With all levels stacked it

With all levels stacked it measures 9" tall by 6" in diameter (23 x 15cm)

The blade was hand forged from a combination of hard high carbon white steel forge welded onto a piece of soft wrought iron

with the exception of some sun bleaching and minor dents

This tsuba shows considerable wear from lots of use

Length = 19" (48cm)

Signed Tea Ceremony Chawan Tea Bowl Gray. w/ Brown Clay 5.5” Chinese With all levels stacked itThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). Suitable more for the summer season, its thin walls allow the tea to cool faster during the hot summer months. it is deep styled chawan used to keep the tea warm longer. It has . This chawan measures 5 1 2" wide at its widest by 3" tall. Having been in storage for 70 years it remains in fine condition.