Shiro-Tengu Chawan, Japanese Matcha Bowl

Shiro-Tengu, meaning white tengu, a mythical creature of Japanese folklore. A white glaze over carved ribs, toasted at the edges.

The Shiro-Tengu Chawan is a Mino ware matcha bowl with vertical ribs carved into the body and a milky white glaze poured over them, so the glaze pools pale in the hollows and toasts to brown speckles along every ridge, the rim and the gently wavy lip. The inside is the same speckled cream, so the colour of your matcha shows honestly against it. At 10 cm across and 7 cm high it is a compact bowl that sits in one hand, the right size for a single serving of usucha, and it whisks easily with either of our chasen.

Mino ware (美濃焼, Mino-yaki) is one of Japan's most celebrated pottery traditions, produced in the Gifu Prefecture region for over 1,300 years and known for the sheer variety of its glazes and techniques.

Made in Mino, Gifu Prefecture, Japan.

Diameter: 10 cm
Height: 7 cm

Please note: glaze, colour and size vary a little from bowl to bowl. That is the nature of handmade Japanese ceramics.

Ships Australia-wide and worldwide, with free Australian shipping on orders over $100. See the full range of matcha bowls, or read Know Your Chawan if you are choosing your first bowl.