handmade green Hohin incl. tea bowl (Chawan)

Organic structure with inorganic materials - this is traditional Japanese ceramics. The beauty of nature is accepted and revered with all its supposedly imperfect facets. This old philosophy was applied in the manual production of this Hohin (Japanese tea bowl with lid) and has given it a unique appearance. Because the great aim of Japanese ceramics is that they are not obtrusive - they must fit seamlessly into a garden without looking like a foreign body. Its seladon-green and random shape makes this Hohin a unique unicum.

The tea bowl was lovingly made with an old Japanese construction technique and individually reworked with the corresponding old carving technique. The organic shape of the hollow was worked with a typical Japanese glaze. The celadon green on the outside is a Japanese cultural asset and rounds off the tea set as a Japanese whole. A glossy crystal white was used on the inside. At the edge of the top the white bleeds into the celadon green and forms numerous small rivers that draw life lines across the outside. The resulting pattern is a great eye catcher! The surface and the relief-like structure of the tea bowl take the viewer on an exciting voyage of discovery!

Traditionally, the Hohin is a tea bowl that is used for the preparation and consumption of large-leaf tea. The sieve integrated in the lid retains the leaves when pouring into the corresponding tea bowl. The lid also serves the purpose of keeping the tea in Hohin fresh for the next infusion.
It is a central component of Japanese tea culture. Its shape, imperfect and asymmetrical to European eyes, brings the Hohin to life. They underline its uniqueness, the individuality of each bowl. This philosophy makes Japanese tea culture something unique, which promotes and reveres unique pieces.

Due to the traditional manufacturing process, both the Hohin and the accompanying tea bowl have a small wobble-free foot and allow the water to run off cleanly. Both are made of stoneware (high fired ceramics) and like everything in the ceramic cartel, they are manufactured with a food safe glaze. It can be washed in the dishwasher and put in the microwave.

The Hohin weighs about 270 g empty and the tea bowl about 180 g. Both have 170 mL filling volume. In Japanese nothing is simple and has to be refined with years of practice. The same applies to the use of a Hohin - it takes some practice to produce a uniform pouring stream.