Vintage Japanese Chawan Hand Turned Showa Era Natsume Antique Japanese Meiji Period Blue

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Blue & White Porcelain Landscape Plate

A commanding and finely printed portrait print by Kobayashi Kiyochika

This is made from porcelain

It has a bluish gray glaze over reddish clay giving it an almost purple inside parts of the bowl

Vintage Japanese Chawan Hand Turned Showa Era Natsume Antique Japanese Meiji Period BlueHand thrown Japanese chawan (matcha tea bowl) with a strong wabi sabi character, featuring a dark, textured glaze with a pronounced vertical ash drip across the body. The form is compact and well balanced with a slightly flared rim and stable foot. The surface shows layered tones of deep charcoal, brown, and olive, with natural variation from the firing process. The vertical glaze run creates a focal point and gives the piece a sense of movement and