Karatsu-yaki Matcha Tea Bowl, Dragonfly, Tonbo Tea Ceremony Utensils, Tea Ceremony Diameter: 11.5 cm Height: 7.5 cm Gray base color Navy blue design Dragonfly Karatsu-yaki is a type of pottery called "earthware," and its rough, coarse texture is its charm. It developed as tea pottery and is highly regarded in the tea ceremony world, being praised as "Ichiraku, Nihagi, San Karatsu" (First Raku, Second Hagi, Third Karatsu). The milky white items with straw ash glaze as shown in the image are called "Madara Karatsu" (Spotted Karatsu) or "Shiro Karatsu" (White Karatsu), and are characterized by the blue and black spots that appear from the melting of iron and pine ash. There are cracks (Kannyu) Although the patterns and lines may appear to be broken, the glaze is applied without interruption, so it is considered part of the artistic style. The small bumps on the inside are part of the original texture. There are areas where the base color brown is visible. The small knob on the bottom of the back is high, and it spins when placed and turned. Please understand the condition before purchasing. Other tea ceremony utensils include three sets of tea ceremony utensils. Korean tea bowls, Mishima tea bowls, red tea bowls with root-pulling pine tree design, Kyo-yaki Yakuzuika, Kyo-yaki Ganzo Tsubo-tsubo design, Kyo-yaki Shimizu Sho, Kuro-raku-yaki, Shinonome-yaki, Shodoshima-yaki Matcha tea bowl, Kutani-yaki Matcha tea bowl, Raku-yaki Matcha tea bowl, Juraku-yaki Matcha tea bowl, Kiyomizu-yaki Toraku-gama Mori Sato Toraku Natsume (tea caddy), mizusashi (water pitcher), kensui (waste water bowl), kogo (incense container), and futaoki (lid rest) are also on sale. #AntiqueArt #Antique #TeaUtensils #TeaCeremonyLesson #TeaCeremony #Pottery #KaratsuYakiMatchaTeaBowl #KaratsuYakiTeaBowl #KaratsuYaki #ArtistMade #Dragonfly #Tonbo #Antique #Antique