Teaware / Jianzhan Tenmoku Bowl
Jianzhan Tenmoku Bowl
Jiàn Zhǎn · 建盏 (建盞)
jianzhan · 80ml
Jianzhan ("Jian ware") are dark-glazed iron-rich teabowls fired in Fujian's Jian kilns since the Song dynasty. The crystalline iron-oxide glazes produce hare's fur, oil-spot, and tortoiseshell patterns prized by both historical Chinese tea drinkers and Japanese tea ceremony as "tenmoku".
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