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What is a Japanese chawan?
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Chawan literally means tea bowl. A Japanese chawan is a tea bowl meant to be held in both hands, often made of glazed stoneware.

Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
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Japanese Chawan 'Teabowl' Edo Period
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Japanese Chawan. Glazed pottery. 19th century or older. Provenance: Swedish early 20th century
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
$520 Sale Price
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Janet Leach Signed British Studio Pottery Japanese Chawan Tea Bowl with Box 1971
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully designed and glazed Japanese Mingei style Chawan tea ceremony bowl with ears by
Category
Vintage 1970s British Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Japanese Handmade Ceramic Pottery Textured Chawan Yunomi Tea Ceremony Cup Bowl
Located in Studio City, CA
Wonderfully made and designed Japanese Chawan or Yunomi tea cup. Great texture and color.
Likely
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Pottery
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Japanese Signed Wabi-Sabi Pottery Glazed Chawan Tea Bowl Style of Bernard Leach
Located in Studio City, CA
A gorgeous tenmoku drip glazed Japanese Chawan tea bowl that features a mix of shifting colors
Category
20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Bowls
Materials
Earthenware, Pottery
Japanese Glazed Kyo-yaki Tea Bowl Nin'ami Dohachi Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese chawan (tea bowl) of Kyo-yaki (Kyoto ware) attributed to Nin'ami Dōhachi, also known as
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Edo Decorative Bowls
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Ceramic Tea Ceremony Chawan
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Small Han Tsutsu-gata (half cylinder shape) Japanese tea ceremony chawan, circa mid-20th Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
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Japanese Kamakura Bori Lacquer Presentation Box, Showa Era, mid 20th century
Located in Austin, TX
An attractive Japanese red lacquered Kamakura-bori inscribed presentation box, featuring peony, Showa Era, mid 20th century, Japan.
The low box and cover carved with a bold and stri...
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Lacquer
Materials
Softwood, Lacquer
Tokuda Yasokichi I Kutani "Poppies" Vase, Meiji or Taisho Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A striking Japanese Kutani ware "Poppies" bottle vase by Tokuda Yasokichi I (1873 - 1956), Meiji to Taisho Period, circa 1915, Japan.
The attractive vase is decorated with a bold d...
Category
Vintage 1910s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Satsuma Wisteria Vase by Gyukuzan (Chin Jukan XII), Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite small Japanese Satsuma vase with a trailing wisteria design, signed Gyokuzan (Chin Jukan XII, b. 1835 - d. 1906), Meiji Period, late 19th century (between 1874 and 1897)...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Small Satsuma Butterfly Vase by Kinzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite small Japanese Satsuma vase decorated with butterflies, signed Kinzan, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The small vase is delicately and meticulously painted with desig...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Ceramics
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Japanese Celadon Glazed Shishi Lion Censer, Taisho/Showa, c 1930, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful vintage Japanese celadon glazed incense burner, koro, in teh form of a standing foo lion, shishi, or foo dog, Taisho to Showa Era, circa 1930, Japan.
The charming shish...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Vintage Japanese Kakiemon Style Porcelain Oil Jar, Showa Era, circa 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and elegant vintage Japanese Kakiemon style oil jar or vase, Showa Era, circa 1960's or earlier, Japan.
The oil pot of standard form, with a squat comprised globular body...
Category
Vintage 1960s Japanese Showa Ceramics
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Art Deco Jungin Silver Sake Bottle and Cups, circa 1930's
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and elegant vintage Japanese Art Deco hammered and brushed silver sake set, comprised of a tokkuri bottle and two stemmed cups, all marked "jungin" for 95% silver, Showa Era, c...
Category
Vintage 1930s Japanese Art Deco Metalwork
Materials
Silver, Bronze





