Chawan
Esquema
Jerarquía
Furnishings and Equipment (Hierarchy Name) > Containers (Hierarchy Name) > containers (receptacles) > <containers by function or context> > culinary containers > <containers for serving and consuming food> > <vessels for serving and consuming food> > drinking vessels > tea bowls
Descripción
Specifically, the ceremonial tea bowl used in the Japanese tea ceremony. They are small vessels without handles characterized by an aesthetic of irregularity, or imperfection. Traditionally they are of earthenware and glazed in muted tones. To refer to other vessels of similar form and for consuming tea, but outside the context of the Japanese tea ceremony: including bowls of European manufacture in the 18th century, some with saucers, use "tea bowls."