chawan
Sign in to saveA chawan (; literally "tea bowl") is a bowl used for preparing and drinking tea. Many types of chawan are used in East Asian tea ceremonies.
Key facts
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- Chawan
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- White raku tea bowl named "Fuji-san" by Honami Kōetsu, Edo period, 17th century (National Treasure)
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- Chinese name
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- cháwǎn
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- 茶碗
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- tea bowl
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- Alternate Chinese name
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- 茶盞
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- 茶盏
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- tea cup
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- cházhăn
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- 찻사발; 다완
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- (none); 茶碗
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- chatsabal; dawan
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- ch'assabal; tawan
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- tea bowl
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A chawan (; literally "tea bowl") is a bowl used for preparing and drinking tea. Many types of chawan are used in East Asian tea ceremonies.
==History== thumb|left|Ido chawan (井戸茶碗) named "Kizaemon" (喜左衛門), Joseon dynasty, 16th century, National Treasure thumb|left|Shino ware|Shino type [[Mino ware chawan named "Furisode" (振袖), Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo period, 16th-17th century]] The chawan originated in China. The earliest chawan in Japan were imported from China between the 13th and the 16th centuries.
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