Tea Bowl ceramics 000 years old

000 years old

numbered and stamped on verso

It has a texture that contains an underdrawing and looks like a cratered surface of a far away planet

It can be washed with luke warm water without soap

Materials and details

Tea Bowl ceramics 000 years oldThis Chawan, or tea bowl is 11. 5x8cm and weighs 450g, which is a bit heavier than other bowls of this size. It has a textured outside and a two chamber inside that was sculpted using the Japanese technique of Kurinuki. This means it was carved from over 1kg of clay. It is stamped with the Witold Riedel 2024 stamp which I also use for drawings and other work. The bowl is made of Iberian black clay and was painted with porcelain. Once it was bisque