Kyo Kiyomizu yaki ware Japanese Matcha Tea bowl Kohiki White Crane Turtle Japan

Size : 12 x 7 cm, 4.72 x 2.76 inch

Material : Pottery

Condition : Brand new

Origin : Made in Japan / Kyoto

Craft :  Masahisa

Note : The inside is a bold brush marks, and the outside is a matcha bowl full of charm, such as a standing crane engraving on Mishimade, a turtle with a pasting technique, and a 高台Kodai made of bamboo. ※高台Kodai(Ring-shaped base on the bottom of a vessel.)
Paper box

 Kiyomizu is one of the traditional crafts that represent Kyoto,originally started in the pottery of Kiyomizu Slope neighborhood toward Kiyomizu-dera.
 Pottery and porcelain made in Kyoto is generally known as Kyo-style ceramics,Kiyomizu ware. 
The splendor and refined elegance of Kyo-style-ceramics,Kiyomizu ware is created based on sophisticated design and various proficient skills.
 History of pottery and porcelain in Kyoto started more than 1,200 years ago,in Nara period.
 A Buddhist priest, Gyoki built a kiln and made earthenware in Seikanji.
 Now the ruins of the temple is called "Chawan-zaka". 
Kyo-style ceramics, Kiyomizu ware products are mostly handmade and the feature of that is in wide variety in small quantity.