Dark-glazed vintage Japanese chawan on a wooden tray with cherry blossom branches and a green wagashi sweet. Matcha bowl for the tea ceremony, personally sourced in Japan.

The tea ceremony collection

The Japanese tea ceremony is not about perfection. It is about presence: the weight of the bowl in your hands, the sound of water, the quiet that settles when everything slows down.

Each piece in this collection was chosen with that ritual in mind. Chawan hand-thrown by Japanese potters. Yunomi for the everyday cup of tea. Hanging scrolls (coming soon) and ikebana vases for the space around the bowl.

All personally sourced in Japan, where I look for objects that have already lived a life and are ready for a new one.

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How to choose your chawan

Japanese matcha bowls on a wooden surface: one with a dark iron glaze and cherry blossom detail, one in rough natural stoneware. Vintage chawan for the Japanese tea ceremony, sourced in Japan.

There is no single rule. A chawan can be rough or refined, thick-walled or delicate, dark or pale. What matters is how it feels in your hands and what it does to your experience of the tea.

For matcha, a wider, deeper bowl works best: it gives room to whisk and holds the warmth. For everyday use, almost anything goes.

A bowl that means something to you will always be the right one. That is also how I choose them in Japan

Curious about the objects behind the ceremony? Read about what I look for when I source in Japan, in my journal.

READ: THE OBJECTS OF THE TEA CEREMONY

Everything the tea corner asks for: chawan and yunomi for drinking and the natsume, kogo, ikebana vases and kakejiku scrolls for the space around them

Meet our tea ceremony items

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Ao-Oribe chawan with painted figures and vine scrollwork, Mino ware from Shōwa period
Ao-Oribe chawan with painted figures and vine scrollwork, Mino ware from Shōwa period
from €155.00
E-Karatsu kōgō with painted plum branch signed Inoue Koji with original tomobako and shiori documentation Japan displayed on tatami mat, lid open with incense inside
E-Karatsu kōgō with plum branch, signed by Inoue Koji, with original tomobako box and shiori documentation
€385.00
Shira-hagi chawan Taizan kiln white Hagi ware matcha bowl displayed on wooden plank with original tomobako, Shōwa period ca. 1960 to 1975 Japan, ukiyoe print in background
Shira-hagi chawan, Taizan kiln, white Hagi ware matcha bowl, original tomobako, Shōwa period, ca. 1960 to 1975
€255.00
Yakishime chawan named Tekifu with budō-iro fire effect, signed by Gekifūsei with original wooden tomobako, late Shōwa period
Yakishime chawan named Tekifu with budō-iro fire effect, signed by Gekifūsei with original wooden tomobako, late Shōwa period
€285.00
Aka-raku chawan with oxidation glaze, signed Ōno Kyūkō, late Shōwa period
Aka-raku chawan with oxidation glaze, signed Ōno Kyūkō, late Shōwa period
€135.00
E-Karatsu yunomi set of five with hand-painted bamboo motif Maehira Tōgeien displayed on wooden plank ukiyoe print in background, late Shōwa period Japan, next to chasen whisk
Set of five e-Karatsu yunomi with bamboo motif, Maehira Tōgeien, late Shōwa
€89.00
Tenmoku drip glaze chawan signed by Mizue Katsukazu with tomobako box next to chasen on tatami mat, Shōwa
Tenmoku drip glaze chawan signed by Mizue Katsukazu, Shōwa period with original wooden tomobako box
€285.00
Hagi-yaki kogo shaped as Hotei laughing god signed Okada Yutaka warm white glaze with tomobako displayed on tatami mat next to whisk for size, Shōwa period Japan
Hagi-yaki kogo in the shape of Hotei, signed by Okada Yutaka, with tomobako from 1970-1980
€235.00
Kinma lacquer natsume Sakamoto Setsusai red and black carved decoration with wooden tomobako, Shōwa period Japan next to chasen
Kinma lacquer natsume by Sakamoto Setsusai with wooden tomobako box, Shōwa period
€330.00
Set of five Hagi-yaki yunomi in original tomobako box, signed, Taizan kiln, shira-hagi glaze, Shōwa period
Set of five Hagi-yaki yunomi in original tomobako box, signed, Taizan kiln, shira-hagi glaze, Shōwa period
€260.00
(coming soon) Black silk haori kimono jacket with peacock feather embroidery and kamon, unworn, Shōwa period
(coming soon) Black silk haori kimono jacket with peacock feather embroidery and kamon, unworn, Shōwa period
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(coming soon) Silk haori kimono jacket with mint green maple leaf weave and gold shibori, original himo, Shōwa period
(coming soon) Silk haori kimono jacket with mint green maple leaf weave and gold shibori, original himo, Shōwa period
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(coming soon) Meoto yunomi pair, Taizan kiln, Hagi-yaki, with tomobako box and shiori documentation, Shōwa - Heisei ca 1980-2000s
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(coming soon) Meoto yunomi pair, Taizan kiln, Hagi-yaki, with tomobako box and shiori documentation, Shōwa - Heisei ca 1980-2000s
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(sold) Japanese Hagi-yaki yunomi meteo pair Mukuhara Yoshitoshi Furuhata-gama Showa
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(sold) Japanese Hagi-yaki yunomi meteo pair Mukuhara Yoshitoshi Furuhata-gama Showa
€125.00
Hagi-yaki chawan Moriwaki Fumitada warikodai foot warm white glaze with signed tomobako, Shōwa period Japan, held in hands by woman wearing haori with matcha whisk in chawan
Hagi-yaki chawan signed by Moriwaki Fumitada with warikodai and signed tomobako, Shōwa period
€235.00
Japanese Kiyomizu Rokubei VI ikebana vase camellia tomobako Showa, held in hands by woman in haori jacket
Kiyomizu-yaki ikebana vase signed by Kiyomizu Rokubei VI, named "Shirotsubaki", with original tomobako and shiori documentation Shōwa period
€750.00
Kyo-yaki chawan with yōhen glaze by Uno Tōru, signed, shown from above next to original tomobako, late Shōwa, interior view
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(sold) Kyo-yaki chawan with yōhen glaze by Uno Tōru, signed, original tomobako, late Shōwa
€195.00
Japanese celadon vase ice crackle glaze on wooden stand, by Tachikichi Kyoto Showa
Celadon vase with ice crackle glaze by Tachikichi, Kyoto, Shōwa period
€115.00
Ōtani-yaki vase purple and blue glaze Mori Toki kiln Naruto with original studio sticker, late Shōwa period Japan, displayed on tatamimat
Ōtani-yaki vase with purple and blue glaze by Mori Toki kiln, Naruto, original studio sticker, late Shōwa period
€90.00
(coming soon) Seto matcha chawan, madara-yu glaze, signed Matsubara Yasuhiro, with tomobako box and documentation, ca. 1970
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(coming soon) Seto matcha chawan, madara-yu glaze, signed Matsubara Yasuhiro, with tomobako box and documentation, ca. 1970
€0.00
Oni-Hagi-yaki chawan Hirose Nanshū founder Tenpōzan kiln rough textured surface on wooden plank with tomobako and shiori, ukiyoe print in background,early Shōwa era Japan
Oni-Hagi-yaki chawan signed by Hirose Nanshū, founder of Tenpōzan kiln, with tomobako and shiori documentation, early Shōwa era
€325.00
Temmoku ware iron-glaze ceramic cup set deep brown glaze Kyoto, Shōwa period Japan, displayed stacked on wooden plank next to chasen with ukiyoe print on background
Temmoku ware iron-glaze ceramic cup set, Kyoto, ca. Shōwa period
€75.00
Faceted yunomi set of three oribe-yaki copper-green craquelé glaze Kyoto, late Shōwa period Japan, stacked, displayed next to chasen on tatami mat with ukiyoe print in background
Faceted yunomi set of three with copper-green craquelé glaze, oribe-yaki, Kyoto, late Shōwa period
€112.00
(coming soon) Stoneware kabin signed by Sakai Yoshito, Goshōen-gama, sgraffito peony, with shiori documentation and tomobako, Shōwa period
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(coming soon) Stoneware kabin signed by Sakai Yoshito, Goshōen-gama, sgraffito peony, with shiori documentation and tomobako, Shōwa period
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Takaoka bronze kōro with shishi lid and Matsuyama Castle relief, Shōwa period
€225.00
(coming soon) Hagi-yaki Ido chawan by Tamamura Shōgetsu, Tokugetsu-gama
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(coming soon) Hagi-yaki Ido chawan by Tamamura Shōgetsu, Tokugetsu-gama
€0.00
(sold) vintage Japanese silk haori kimono jacket chirimen from 1960
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(sold) vintage Japanese silk haori kimono jacket chirimen from 1960
€0.00
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Kaga natsume signed by Sakashita Yūhō with original tomobako box, Shōwa period
€330.00
(sold) Lacquerware natsume black and maki-e gold on wood early Shōwa period
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(sold) Lacquerware natsume black and maki-e gold on wood early Shōwa period
€185.00
Hagi-yaki sencha tea set Hirose Tanga Nanshu Tenpōzan kiln kyusu and six cups with original tomobako, late Shōwa period Japan, displayed with shiori on tatami mat with ukiyoe print in background
Hagi-yaki sencha tea set by Hirose Tanga, Tenpōzan kiln, kyusu and 6 cups with tomobako, late Shōwa
€185.00
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Featured selection from the kilns of Hagi: warm white glazed Hagi ware. Fine crackle and clay that breathes.

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Tea ceremony pages from my journal

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