天てん目もく茶ぢゃ碗わん

noun

tenmoku tea bowl; dark-glazed conical tea bowl of Chinese origin

A type of tea bowl used in the Japanese tea ceremony, characterized by a dark glaze and a conical shape. Originated in China and highly valued in Japan.

• この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中ちゅう国ごくから伝つたわった。

  This tenmoku tea bowl was introduced from China during the Kamakura period.

• 茶さ道どうでは天てん目もく茶碗ぢゃわんが珍ちん重ちょうされる。

  Tenmoku tea bowls are highly prized in the tea ceremony.