Height 9.0cm, Bowl diameter 9.3-9.6cm, Stand diameter 5.3cm
On the front of the lid of the inner box of Omotesenke, Yamada Munehata wrote “Kaburo, Chojiro ware, black tea bowl” and on the back of the box, Kyo Takkusai wrote “Rikyu’s possession, Baldness, subject-o (flower seal)”, indicating that it was in Rikyu’s possession. It was later handed down as the first important treasure. According to oral tradition, it was named “Bald” because Rikyu always cherished it. In the “Raku Ware Famous Tea Bowl Collection,” there is an inscription that reads, “Bald, Chojirou black, Sakamoto Shusai, Rikyu’s possession, Soken’s possession from her husband, the part is missing,” and it seems to have had a major defect from the base to the bottom from early on, somehow. However, it is a very powerful and straightforward tea bowl, and especially the base has a wide tatami mat and a crescent shape, but it is firm and solid. The waist is clearly stretched, the body is a little tightened, and the mouth is held inward. The body is slightly tightened and the mouth is held inward. The black yuzu, which has a brownish tint, is relatively smooth but not shiny. The tatami mats have three marks on them, and the mood of the pedestal is similar to that of “makomo”.
