Japanese Ceramic Lidded Bowl Mushiwan Cup Pottery Gray White Plum Blossoms Y471 goban and a shade resting on

and a shade resting on a black lacquered stand

The stand could be used table

4 cm wide x 7

It can also be used as a saucer for teacups

Item weight: 1703 grams

Japanese Ceramic Lidded Bowl Mushiwan Cup Pottery Gray White Plum Blossoms Y471 goban and a shade resting onVintage Japanese Ceramic Lidded Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic bowl with a lid, known as mushiwan. Mushiwan is used when cooking chawanmushi, steamed egg custard. It can also serve as a presentation dish for small course elements during kaiseki dining or as a lidded teacup. This mostly gray piece has painted white plum blossom trees and green maple leaves on both the sides of the cup and on the lid. It has a signature on the bottom (). Gray,