Japanese Ceramic Bowl Kobachi Owan Vtg Katakuchi Nimono Nabe Green Brown Y127 grey Carving marks

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This is a pair of Japanese Buddhist altar rice offering cups known as Buppanki

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Design: Small birds and flowers (Platycodon grandiflorus)

Japanese Ceramic Bowl Kobachi Owan Vtg Katakuchi Nimono Nabe Green Brown Y127 grey Carving marksVintage Japanese Ceramic Small Bowl This item is a vintage Japanese ceramic small bowl, or kobachi. This weighty small bowl is a textured brown on the outside with a brown and slight greenish tint on the inside. The inside of the bowl features a very simple line pattern at the bottom. There is a tiny spout on the lip of this bowl lending it the name katakuchi, its use being from pouring out liquid from steamed vegetables to being used in tea