FINE! green tea bowl Japanese Antique 1920s Black 楽RAKU CHAWAN signature handmade Matcha Tea Cup Tea Ceremony kiln with box W4.5in/W11.5cm

FINE! green tea bowl Japanese Antique 1920s Black 楽RAKU CHAWAN signature handmade Matcha Tea Cup Tea Ceremony kiln with box W4.5in/W11.5cm.

This black Raku teacup offers the interest of hand-twisting. It is called 黒楽Kuro Raku, a style of tea bowl loved by 利休Rikyu. It is handmade by Ishiharu Kato who had a kiln in Nagoya. There is a Kanji character mark and signature on the back side.
The combination of the black teacup and the bright green of the matcha is truly beautiful. It truly embodies the Japanese sense of beauty.

He opened the Raku kiln of Nagoyarakuyaki pottery in Nagoya around 1914.
He is one of the most famous and popular potters in the world of tea ceremony utensils for his Kuroraku tea bowls.

Raku tea bowls are famous for their black glaze.
This Raku ware is made by a technique called “tekone,” in which a wheel is not used and only hands and a spatula are used to form the shape, and this is a tea bowl with a solid shape with distortion and thickness that feels round like a gourd that fits well in the hand.

In addition, pottery made without a potter's wheel and using only hands and a spatula is called "rakuyaki. It is classified as "Senke Jusshoku Senke Jusshoku" (Senke Ten Crafts). Senke Jushoku is an honorific title for ten craftsmen, including famous painters and sommeliers involved in the tea ceremony.

In Japan, there is a traditional tea ceremony called "Sado. There is a traditional Japanese tea ceremony called "茶道Sado," in which the master of the tea ceremony invites guests and prepares matcha (powdered green tea).
During the Kamakura period (1185-1333), as Zen spread in Japan, the tea ceremony also spread. Later, during the Azuchi-Momoyama period, Sen no Rikyu invented "侘び茶Wabicha," which became the origin of today's Sado.

□ Size: H 3.4in × W4.5in × 4.3in（about H8.7cm×11.5cm×11cm ）
□ Weight : 10oz (284g)
□ Material : ceramic, pottery
□ Boxed :With Kanji signature wooden box ※Only the bowl and box are included

condition...
It is in very good condition, It's ready to use.

I list antiques that sometimes have chips, rubbings and cracks
as they are very old antiques so please check the images and understand the current
condition before buying.