Ht. 5 1/2 ins. (14 cms). There is a long tradition in Japan of using utilitarian pots in the Tea Ceremony, Korean rice bowls as chawan etc. This is clearly such an item. The pot is coil formed and has a monumental aspect which appears to have been created by the f ...click for details

Box 6 x 6 x 2 1/4 ins. (15.3 x 15.34 x 5.3 cms) Diam. of cups 1 3/4 ins. (4.6 cms) Although these cups appear at first sight to be sake cups they are, in fact, tea cups used to drink the rarest and most expensive leaf teas. The inscription of the lid reads "Sencha. Chawan. (Sench ...click for details