Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Vtg Light Gray Blue Characters Chawan GTB998 Buddhist Inscription on the bottom is

Inscription on the bottom is Kakufuku-Mei or Kakufuku-In

a tea bowl for winter (Chawan):  11

5 cm wide x 4 cm tall                                                                  Roof: 7 cm long x 6

Lady soldier is holding a spear

Gray color

Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl Vtg Light Gray Blue Characters Chawan GTB998 Buddhist Inscription on the bottom isVtg Japanese Ceramic Green Tea Bowl This is a vintage Japanese ceramic green tea bowl, Matcha Chawan. It has a light gray crackle. On top of the glaze, several Japanese characters are painted in blue. This bowl is likely a bowl used as an offering to support a temple or a sanctuary. This type of bowls is traditionally used for preparing and drinking green tea during tea ceremonies. Ceramic Light gray, blue C1970 Japanese characters: Meiji Hinoe uma