天てん目もく

noun

tenmoku; dark-glazed ceramics with oil-spot effect

Refers to a type of ceramic glaze, especially on tea bowls, characterized by a dark background with silvery or golden spots resembling oil droplets. Often associated with Chinese Song dynasty wares and Japanese tea ceremony.

• この茶ちゃ碗わんは天てん目もくの釉ゆう薬やくが美うつくしい。

  This tea bowl has a beautiful tenmoku glaze.

• 天てん目もく茶碗ぢゃわんは鎌かま倉くら時じ代だいに日本にほんに伝つたわった。

  Tenmoku tea bowls were introduced to Japan in the Kamakura period.

noun

tenmoku tea bowl; dark-glazed conical tea bowl

Abbreviation of 天目茶碗. Specifically refers to the tea bowl itself, typically with a conical shape and dark glaze, originally from China.

See also: 天目茶碗

• 茶ちゃ室しつには貴き重ちょうな天てん目もくが飾かざられていた。

  A precious tenmoku tea bowl was displayed in the tea room.