Hand-formed Shino Glazed Tea Bowl or Chawan Suchern sterling silver 2 1/2" deep

2 1/2" deep

The beautiful old treen dice cup--19th century I believe--really makes me want to take up Craps

or wherever

this piece would be perfect on a vanity as a wonderful small storage cabinet for jewelry or other prized treasures

Hand-formed Shino Glazed Tea Bowl or Chawan Suchern sterling silver 2 1/2" deepI'd use this beautiful shino glazed tea bowl or chawan (I believe it is a chawan rather than a yunomi, as it is wider than it is tall) for drinking tea, coffee, and everything else it's as great tactilely as it is visually. Hand formed, it is wonderfully irregular in form as well as surface, its character unfolding across 360 degrees. Really nice. (There is a second shino glazed bowl I purchased along with this one; I'd guess is by the same maker and