Japanese Tea Bowls

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Japanese Tea Bowls
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Chawan-Tea Bowl

• The direct connection between host and guest, in
  a tea ceremony.
• As bowls are used over time, they mature and
  change.
• Given poetic names, by the potter who makes them.
• Name is written on a custom-made wooden box that
  holds the bowl.

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Some are symmetrically balanced
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Others are more organic
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Chawan come in a wide variety of shapes and
colors.
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Fine Chawan are revered for their complex, rich
glazes.
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Glazes and Finishes are meant to inspire thoughts
of nature.
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The five elements of the earth are meant to be
conveyed.

• Wood
• Fire
• Earth
• Metal
• Water

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Tea Ceremony-Sado

• Ritual way of preparing drinking tea.
• Strongly influenced by Zen Buddhism.
• Green Tea or Matcha is used.
• Chance for the host to show the highest levels of
  hospitality to their guest.
• The tea garden and tea room provide the best
  spiritual setting to show hospitality.
• Meant to show a respect for others.

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Children, taking part in a tea ceremony
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• Potters inscribe their initials onto the bottom
  of the tea bowl.
• The guest of a tea ceremony will look to see who
  made the tea bowl, before drinking.
• The quality of the tea bowl and the maker are
  admired by a tea ceremony participant.

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What will your Chawanlook like?
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