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matcha bowl; tea ceremony bowl
A wide, deep bowl specifically designed for preparing and drinking matcha in the tea ceremony. Valued both as functional ware and as art objects.
抹茶碗でお茶を点てる。
To prepare tea in a matcha bowl.
祖父が大切にしていた抹茶碗を受け継いだ。
I inherited the matcha bowl that my grandfather cherished.
この抹茶碗は桃山時代の名品で、美術館に所蔵されている。
This matcha bowl is a masterpiece from the Momoyama period and is housed in a museum.
Composed of 抹茶 (matcha, powdered green tea) and 碗 (bowl). The 抹茶碗 is wider and deeper than ordinary teacups, designed so that matcha can be whisked with a bamboo whisk (茶筅). Shapes and glazes vary by season: wider bowls (平茶碗) for summer to let the tea cool, and deeper bowls for winter to retain warmth.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 抹茶碗で点てる: to prepare tea in a matcha bowl
- 手作りの抹茶碗: handmade matcha bowl
- 抹茶碗を選ぶ: to choose a matcha bowl
CULTURAL NOTES:
In the tea ceremony (茶道), the bowl is one of the most important utensils. Famous historical bowls have individual names and are classified as 国宝 (national treasures). Major pottery traditions for tea bowls include 楽焼 (Raku ware), 萩焼 (Hagi ware), and 志野焼 (Shino ware).
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 茶碗: rice bowl; teacup — broader term for any ceramic bowl
- 湯呑み: teacup (for everyday sencha) — cylindrical, without the wide rim