Lovely oriental? teabowl?

Unmarked, 10 cm diameter. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks for looking.

Well it's a yunomi in the Japanese style, but whether it is Japanese or a studio potter copying the Japanese style I couldn't say.

Yunomi, Naomi? Or Chawan, anyone? (That rolls off the tongue nicely )

i'd gone for yunomi because of the shape :) lovely piece

climberg64 wrote:Yunomi, Naomi? Or Chawan, anyone? (That rolls off the tongue nicely )

Chawan seem to be wider or broader. More tea bowls than tea cups.

naomim your one a million.. now i know what is chawan and yunomi

Well others may have a better definition for Yunomi v's Chawan

no your right i was watching an oriental chawan auction late week on ebay and it was just like you explain it, wider and broader with footed rim

climberg64 wrote:Yunomi, Naomi? Or Chawan, anyone? (That rolls off the tongue nicely )

Here "size matters"!!! So what is the height and diameter?

Measurements are: 4" x 3.25" approx (external)

sunnyices2 wrote:Measurements are: 4" x 3.25" approx (external)

Thanks for going all the way up to Newcastle to measure it Sunny!

your welcome :) i just copied it from the listing on my watch list

sunnyices2 wrote:your welcome :) i just copied it from the listing on my watch list

You don't want to believe everything you read on there.

i do and go with my instinct :)

studio-pots wrote:

sunnyices2 wrote:Measurements are: 4" x 3.25" approx (external)

Thanks for going all the way up to Newcastle to measure it Sunny!

This little bowl alone is worth the trip!

It's 7.5cm x 5.5 cm.

Isn't it a bit like collectors in Japan arguing the difference between a cup and a mug?

climberg64 wrote:

studio-pots wrote:

sunnyices2 wrote:Measurements are: 4" x 3.25" approx (external)

Thanks for going all the way up to Newcastle to measure it Sunny!

This little bowl alone is worth the trip!

It's 7.5cm x 5.5 cm.

Isn't it a bit like collectors in Japan arguing the difference between a cup and a mug?

Very true but if this little pot was made in Japan, which I can't be sure about, the actual measurements suggest that it might be small enough to be a guinomi!

That's just complicating things.

Chawans, Unomi's, Guinomi's, Yunomi's , great for selling pots , but lets face it they are tea bowls and cups , it probably has a more aura of mystique when the japanese words are used , Mingei is another term that crops up on ebay mainly from american sellers , selling warren Mckenzie pots , still just a pot .