Black Raku Tea Bowl
Since the time of Japan's most famous tea master, Sen Rikyu (1522-1591), raku ware has been the favored teaware of wabi-cha - the rustic, Zen-influenced tea ceremony of Japan. Raku pottery is rapidly fired and then removed from the kiln while still glowing hot to cool. The result is the unique glossy black tea bowl that has been at the center of chanoyu for centuries.

HEIGHT: 3½ inches
DIAMETER: 4½ inches
CAPACITY: 1-2 cups (8-16 oz)

Each raku bowl is hand-built (not made in a mold or turned on a wheel) and is an individual work of art. Presented in wooden box (below) with papers.

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