also: らくちゃわん
noun
hand-moulded earthenware teacup; Raku teacup
A type of Japanese tea bowl used in the tea ceremony, typically hand-shaped without a potter's wheel and associated with the Raku family tradition.
See also: 茶碗
楽茶碗は千利休が好んだとされる。
Raku teacups are said to have been favored by Sen no Rikyu.
この楽茶碗は手びねりで作られている。
This Raku teacup is made by hand-moulding.
A general term for a teacup or rice bowl; 楽茶碗 specifically refers to a hand-moulded earthenware teacup used in tea ceremony.
From 楽 (Raku, a style of pottery) + 茶碗 (teacup). The Raku tradition originated in 16th-century Kyoto.