Kōyō no Hana Chawan (Autumn Petal Tea Bowl) (M19)

Specs: 12.5 cm diameter, 8 cm height, origin: Satsuma (Kagoshima), Japan

There’s a certain kind of beauty that doesn’t try to impress you. It doesn’t call attention to itself. It doesn’t shout. It just waits. Quietly. Patiently. Until one day, when your mind slows down and your hands are steady, it feels like the most beautiful thing you’ve ever held.

This vintage Japanese ceramic bowl from Satsuma carries that kind of quiet. You can see it in the crackled ivory glaze, which covers the bowl like frost on old glass. Look closer and you’ll see it’s not perfect. The surface is full of tiny hairlines and fine crazing... signs of age, signs of life. Nothing is hidden or polished over.

There’s a single brush-painted bloom on the front, in burnt amber and deep bark tones, that looks more like a memory than a flower. Almost fading, but not quite gone. You might not be sure what kind of blossom it is. Maybe that’s the point.

The shape is classic, with a wide mouth and gently curving walls that feel natural in the hand. Inside, the finish is pale and soft, like rice milk or unbleached silk. The base is unglazed and faintly stamped, the ring foot neatly raised, but the mark is partially blurred, just enough to hint at the artist but not name them. That anonymity gives it a kind of grace. A kind of humility.

Made in the Satsuma region of southern Japan, this collectible Japanese tea bowl was likely crafted with wood-fired or gas kiln techniques, though time has softened the details. It comes with its original wooden tomobako box, tied with an aged cloth cord and inscribed with calligraphy.

The box alone tells you this was made for someone who understood care. Someone who wanted the ritual to mean something.

If you’ve been looking for something real, something to ground you when your mornings feel rushed or your shelves too curated, this bowl gives you a way back. Back to slow pouring. Back to silence. Back to the small, warm space of two hands holding clay...

Add it to your collection. Or let it be the one you actually use.

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Please note:

Many of these bowls are vintage and may have small cracks, stains, or chips.

They were originally made in Japan for drinking tea (HS: 6912.00 or 6911.10), but we sell them as decorative items (HS: 6913.10) since there are no test results or certificates.

Some bowls come with free outer boxes (wood or cardboard), but this varies by item.

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We do not accept OEM or branding requests.

Free EMS shipping from Japan is included; our trading company in Fukuoka handles all exports from our warehouse there.

Each bowl is one of a kind; once sold, it won’t be restocked.

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