Premium Japanese Matcha Bowl - Handcrafted Kozan-ji Temple Choju Giga Design - Authentic Ceremonial Tea Drinking Set for Zen Meditation & Traditional Tea Ceremonies

Product Description

Featuring the distinctive “nami-yu” glaze, which is made from the ashes of the Kyoto forest, this matcha bowl has a natural base color in yellowish cream-white. It depicts the famous illustrated scroll named "Choju Giga" which is a caricature picture scroll depicting anthropomorphic animals and their playfulness, dating from the 12th to 13th centuries. 

The paintwork is done by individual Japanese-style painters, pursuing their own originality and depth beyond the expectations for a mere decoration. Turning the bowl around clockwise will give you an array of joyous animals. Here we have rabbits and frogs playing instruments. The fox and monkey are displaying a fun dance. The playful design is the painting of the rabbit on the bottom of the bowl; the rabbit has slipped and fallen. The hand-brushed lines of gold around the top of the bowl, as well as at the bottom, are not straight, which reminds us of the work of a gentle human hand. 

A matcha bowl chawan with a warm creamy white color, with hand hand-painted design. You can enjoy the company of playful rabbits, frogs, and a fox, entertaining your matcha drinking experience. It comes in a paulownia wood box, making it an ideal gift for matcha lovers.