2024 Christmas Chawan + Konomi CE Matcha
This bowl is part of a collection of 5 pieces released in December 2024. Until Christmas Eve, we offer a free tin of Konomi San's CE matcha to those who shop tea from this collection.
The Chawan (茶碗): The Central Piece of Your Daily Matcha Practice
The chawan (tea bowl) holds a particularly special meaning for practitioners of what many Westerners know as the Japanese Tea Ceremony. We prefer to refer to this study as Sado (茶道, ‘Way of Tea’) or Chanoyu (茶の湯, ‘Hot Water for Tea’), but that is a topic for another conversation.
The chawan’s functional value is easy to grasp: you need a vessel of a certain size, thickness, and texture to whisk a beautiful bowl of matcha. The joy derived from using a specific bowl creates a bond between the drinker and the art piece.
Traditionally, different chawan are chosen throughout the year to reflect the aesthetics of each season; colors and textures should be in harmony with one’s surroundings. The geometry and thickness of the chosen bowl may also depend on the time and place; in winter, one would prefer bowls that keep the drink warm a little bit longer.
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