Japanese Handmade Mino Ware Chawan Matcha Tea Bowl Oxblood Iron Red Aka Glaze NEW 5" Jubako A porcelain plaque with Japanese

A porcelain plaque with Japanese characters is affixed to the back

a samurai and statesman who served as the governor of Kagoshima during the early years of the Meiji Restoration

The caption reads: "General Kuropatkin and His Staff Joyfully Leaving St

floral roundels

Japanese Handmade Mino Ware Chawan Matcha Tea Bowl Oxblood Iron Red Aka Glaze NEW 5" Jubako A porcelain plaque with JapaneseHandmade Mino ware matcha chawan in deep oxblood iron red glaze tetsu aka style with rich flambe variation and unglazed foot ring Japan, Mino Ware (), contemporary A handmade chawan in the tetsu aka () tradition of Mino ware, the rounded form covered overall in a deep oxblood iron red glaze with subtle flambe variation shifting from rich burgundy to warm copper tones across the surface. The interior carries the same saturated red glaze; the foot ring