TWO JAPANESE CHAWAN FOR THE TEA CEREMONY

TWO JAPANESE CHAWAN FOR THE TEA CEREMONY

SHOWA ERA OR LATER, 20TH CENTURY

The first teabowl of Bizen ware with a u-shaped body left unglazed, raised on a circular foot and with subtle vertical firing marks; the other Nezumi Shino chawan with tall straight sides and raised on a short foot, the sides decorated with dripping blue glaze, tortoiseshell patterns and calligraphy, both with an incised mark, each with a wood tomobako box, 11.8cm and 11.9cm respectively. (4)