Iga Sometsuke Kobachi Small Bowl MAKER_Choho Kiln appearing in the waning days

appearing in the waning days of winter as a trusted sign of the coming season

A matcha bowl with a warm color and a hand-painted design

It also stands well on its own as a decorative piece

reminiscent of a tiger’s piercing gaze or the shimmer of a precious stone

The rim is slightly irregular

Iga Sometsuke Kobachi Small Bowl MAKER_Choho Kiln appearing in the waning daysThis kobachi small bowl features a flower shaped rim that opens into broad lobes before the body gradually gathers toward the foot. This movement from openness to containment gives the bowl a distinct profile, one that changes noticeably when viewed from above and from the side. Sweeping bands of gosu blue follow the vessel's contours, spreading across the interior in alternating passages of deep blue, green, and pale stoneware. Toward the center, the