Matcha tea bowl, AKASHINO pattern

El cuenco para té matcha se llama « chawan » en Matcha tea bowl is called a « chawan » in Japanese. It is much larger than a normal bowl. It is much more comfortable to hold with two hands than with one, as the base of the Matcha Chawan is wide.
All chawan should be large enough to hold your matcha and prevent it from spilling over the sides when you whisk it vigorously.
These large bowls are generally used for functional reasons, not just traditional ones.
The cylindrical shape maximizes the space around the base, allowing for greater freedom of movement when whisking tea powder. Matcha bowls are often decorated with patterns on the side, which play an important role in the tea ceremony.
Bowl itself helps to enhance the matcha tasting experience by optimizing our senses, such as sight and smell. When you serve and drink your matcha in a bowl, you stimulate these senses.
These bowls are also thick, which naturally regulates the temperature of the water when it is poured in, preventing the fine tea particles from burning.
Our bowls are exclusively made in Japan.