Mino Ware Japanese Handcrafted Matcha Tea Bowl Black, Matcha Tea Cup Ceremony, Authentic Pottery, Silver Chawan

I lived 45 years in Hawaii and visited an authentic geisha house as a company gift along with our spouses, and I went to many local and high class Japanese restaurants there and in every one the green or matcha tea was served in “small” white cups mass made with mostly blue exterior designs. These tea cups hold 2 3/4 cups if filled to the rim, which you will not do. My tea cans for making 3/4 cups which is usual. If my cup is warm and the tea the proper temperature even this about 1/3 bowl full holds it’s heat well. The craftsmanship is lovely, the design a knock out but the tea is prettier viewed from the lighter tan areas. I can really whip up a foam in the big base which I can’t do in littler cups. Without a pouring spout I would not try to transfer the tea from this cup to a smaller cup, it would be to easy to spill. You could easily double the recipe for two cups, or serve noodle soup or steamed rice in it. I noted in one place the add says dishwasher safe, after I used the dishwasher I reread the add and lower down it says NOT to use a dishwasher and why - a bit disappointing. I hope they correct it and if not that they replace damaged cups due to miss information. I wish they were smaller, but they are so pretty I would buy them again, I got four!

To my surprise, this chawan is incredibly smooth inside. This brings a lot of peace of mind when whisking with a chasen - if you know how to do it you won't be at risk of breaking the chasen's delicate prongs.This chawan is quite comfortable to hold in your hands. Its good design will help you avoid spillages when discarding the hot water that is used to clean it and heat it up before preparing the matcha.I also find it aesthetically pleasing. It has a nice balance between gloss, shine and opacity.

I like this handmade cup. It’s big enough to be used as a bowl as well. I hand wash it and use it often. It has two different glazes on it. Mostly a clear shiny glaze but there are spots where a matte glaze was used and you can feel the difference. Adds a neat and unique overall feel to the quality of this cup. 🍵

These bowls arrived in perfect condition - and all wrapped in recyclable materials. No plastic - thank you!

Beautiful Matcha bowl

What a wonderful piece of craftmanship, the colors are beautiful, the texture, a pleasure to hold, whisk your matcha in, and drink it from. My first chawan was one of those dark brown, industrial, apparently molded ones and it did the job ok, but didn't look and feel as nice as this one. Then I replaced with a bamboo one that was very nice but didn't last much. Especially after someone put it in the dishwasher. Then I found this one and it's so much superior to the other two, seems so much durable than the bamboo too. We bought two, to share the tea with guests or my wife. Since they're hand-made, they obviously have slightly different characteristics and shape. The Mino ware seems resistant, like stoneware. Though we're hand washing them because it seems that's better to keep it for a long time. The only downsize is now I want to buy one for everyone I know as a gift. Haha. :)

While these are beautiful and very well made... and much bigger than I anticipated...I really wish they looked more like the advertised photo. I realize they are hand crafted and no two look alike, but one of the selling points for me was the beautiful green accents, which none of the three that I ordered had. They are still really pretty, just not exactly as shown. Overall pleased but a little disappointed.

The media could not be loaded.  I originally ordered this as a gift, and was worried about it, being broken and shipping as many of the lower rated reviews had broken bowls. It seems to have made it here just fine. I only wish that the glaze used to put on wasn’t as messy as it appears. Overall, it seems to be a good product for the price and a good size.

Perfect and so beautiful

Ideal para el matcha, muy bonito y resistente.

Eine sehr schöne Teeschale als Einsteiger-Modell, wirkt sehr natürlich, hat eine schöne Haptik und Textur mit leichten Unregelmäßigkeiten - so wie eine Chawan sein soll. Der Matcha lässt sich sehr gut darin zubereiten, sie ist angenehm zu halten und das Trinken macht Spass. Sie ist ausreichend glatt, dass so gut wie nichts hängen bleibt, und leicht nur mit heißem Wasser zu reinigen - alles prima.

Die Schale liegt etwas schwer in der Hand, punktet aber durch Ihr schönes Äußeres.

Hecho a mano en Japón, viene con su etiqueta, bien envuelto. Robusto y a la vez comodos y elegantes.