Mashita Takashi Hagi-ware Chawan meiji period box Takayama refers to bamboo tea

Takayama refers to bamboo tea utensils produced in the Takayama district of Ikoma city in Nara Prefecture

This particular type of lacquerware goes back as far as the late 1600s

There’s also a Mashiko sightseeing pamphlet in the box

The chataku in this listing are made of wood and they feature red and black lacquer

Mashita Takashi Hagi-ware Chawan meiji period box Takayama refers to bamboo tea*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS. This listing is for a splendid Hagi ware chawan made around 20 years ago by Mashita Takashi. It is made of gritty stoneware clay and features a combination of biwa loquat glaze with white glaze trailing down from the rim. This piece also features beautiful kannyu cracks. Eventually tea will be absorbed into these natural cracks, and this