Vintage Japanese Hand-painted Matcha Bowl by Renowned Potter, Koichi Niwa. chawan Aichi Prefecture Japan

Aichi Prefecture Japan

The bowl depicts a wood and rope bridge

decorated with a turtle against a creamy white glaze

Unlike many black teas it will aslo deliver multiple infusions

and bears the potters seal to the base

Vintage Japanese Hand-painted Matcha Bowl by Renowned Potter, Koichi Niwa. chawan Aichi Prefecture JapanThis is a vintage Japanese hand shaped pottery tea bowl of Kyo Ware made by the 1st class potter, Koichi Niwa (born 1925) , who exhibited at the Nitten Exhibition several times circa 1975 The bowl is hand painted with ocean spray and birds against a grey glaze, and bears the potters seal to the base The seal of the potter is stamped on the bottom.