Specialty. Raku ware tea bowl, black, one of the seven types within Chojiro. There are various theories as to the origin of the name, but it is believed to have been owned by Sen no Rikyu’s pupil, Shinnyo-do Toyobo of Kyoto. It is a calm and elegant tea bowl, slightly on the thin side. It has a wide bowl with a concave surface. It was handed down to the Osaka Konoike family through Takeda Kyosenhoin and Konoike Doyoin.
(This tea bowl was passed down to the Osaka Konoike family through Takeda Kyosen Houin and Konoike Doyo.)