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Japanese Tea Bowls “Chawan”

Japanese Tea Bowls “Chawan”. History of the Tea Ceremony And Examples. Japanese Tea Ceremony “Chanoyu” or “Sado”. It is a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving green tea, Macha , together with some traditional sweets to balance the bitter taste of the tea.

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Japanese Tea Bowls “Chawan”

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  1. Japanese Tea Bowls“Chawan” History of the Tea Ceremony And Examples

  2. Japanese Tea Ceremony“Chanoyu” or “Sado” • It is a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving green tea, Macha, together with some traditional sweets to balance the bitter taste of the tea. • Preparing tea means pouring all one's attention into the predefined movements. The whole process is not about drinking tea, but is about aesthetics, preparing a bowl of tea from one's heart. japanese-tea-ceremony.net

  3. History of the Tea Ceremony • Tea was a rare and valuable commodity from the Nara period to the Heian period (794-1192) due to deteriorating relations between Japan and China, so rules and formalities were based on this concept.

  4. Myoan Eisai • Japanese priest that founded Zen Buddhism • He created methods of making tea that is the basis for the tea ceremony today • He suggested that drinking tea had health benefits (a cure for all disorders). Partly because of this the tea ceremony became popular. http://japanese-tea-ceremony.net/history.html

  5. Types of Tea Ceremonies • Hatsugama (first kettle in January) • Akatsuki-no-chaji (dawn tea ceremony in winter) • Yuuzari-no-chaji (early-evening ceremony in warmer months) • Asa-cha (early-morning summer ceremony) • Shoburo (first use of the portable brazier/ May)

  6. Shougo-no-chaji (midday tea ceremony) • Kuchikiri-no-chaji (ceremony celebrating the breaking of the seal on a jar of new tea/ November) • Nagori-no-chaji (ceremony honoring the last remains of the year’s supply of tea and to see out the warm months before winter sets/ October) • Yobanashi (winter-evening ceremony) http://japanese-tea-ceremony.net/types_ceremony.html

  7. Tea Bowl Examples

  8. Tadashi Nishihata 

  9. Tadashi Mori 

  10. Richard Milgrim

  11. Richard Milgrim

  12. Joy of the Noble Teacup International Chawan Exhibition 2005

  13. Your Requirements • 2 tea bowls (1 set) in the Traditional Style • The set must represent a season or style • Even Pinch construction (1/4”) • Must meet strict Tea Masters’ Requirements found in text on page 51 and be cleanly decorated.

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