Japanese Matcha Bowl - 初荷南禅 Hatsune Nanzen - Karatsu-yaki Ido Chawan - 300ml

This beautiful Karatsu-yaki Ido chawan (matcha bowl) is made in the Ao-ido (青井戸 - blue Ido) style, and as such features a colder blue-tinged beige glaze and a straight conical shape that extends linearly from the shorter bamboo node-shaped foot (竹の節高台 - takenofushi koudai). Like most great Ido chawan, this bowl has a subtle spiraled shape with gentle rokurome (ろくろ目 - potters' wheel marks) which shows the flow of the potter's fingers as they shaped the piece on the wheel, and also exhibits beautiful glaze crawling called 'kairagi' (かいらぎ/梅花皮 - plum flower texture) on and around its foot. This unique glaze texture is highly praised among Ido chawan collectors. On the inside of the bowl, there are five small unglazed spots where balls of clay were used to separate the stacked bowls in the kiln. Made by Hatsune Nanzen (初荷南禅).Ido chawan (井戸茶碗 - well tea bowl) is the name given to a certain type of Joseon-era Korean bowls and pieces made in their likeness. The original 16th century Korean bow