Bowl diameter 12.3cm
Korean Karatsu is mostly produced in Fujino Kawachi, but this tea bowl is made by Hobashira Kiln, which is famous for its spotted Karatsu. It is a small, tight, and beautifully shaped tea bowl with the edge of the mouth turned up, and is one of the best tea bowls of its kind. It is covered with a white straw ash glaze to the hem, and the inside and outside of the mouth area is covered with a candy glaze, but the flowing glaze is mixed with the white glaze to form a beautiful glaze surface unique to Joseon Karatsu. The area around the base shows a rough clay surface characteristic of the Hozashira kiln.
