Japanese 1950S Signed Tea Ceremony Ceramic Summer Chawan Tea Bowl 5.5" Makie one of the Seven Gods

one of the Seven Gods of Luck and inscribed with the characters for Kotobuki or good fortune

Very auspicious trio in Asian art and culture

Brown ceramic tokkuri included

Great to use as a stand on a desk or chest

though typically created anonymously

Japanese 1950S Signed Tea Ceremony Ceramic Summer Chawan Tea Bowl 5.5" Makie one of the Seven GodsThis is a ceramic bowl known as a chawan (tea bowl) used in a Japanese chado (tea ceremony). It dates to the mid Showa Era (c. 1950) and has the signature on the bottom of the Japanese artist, Genno (see picture 6). Suitable more for the summer season, it is shallow styled chawan. This chawan measures 5 1 2" wide at its widest by 2" tall (14 x 5 cm). Having been in storage for 90 years it remains in fine condition.