ws Chinese - Tang Dynasty Bowl (A) ca. 750 CE

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Chinese - Tang Dynasty - Tea Bowl (A) - ca. 750 CE - The Chinese were then drinking green tea in bowls in an early version of the ceremony that would really develop during the Sung Dynasty (and eventually end up in Japan). This very likely was a bowl used for tea? The Tang was from 618 to 906 CE (AD), so just taking 750 CE as an average. Could be anywhere in there. The bowl is thick and full bodied. It has several chips, and some wear to the upper edge, but otherwise very intact and there! Very beautiful glaze. Lots of shades of greens, and ochre, and cream in the glaze; perhaps not so clear in the photo. VERY BEAUTIFUL complex lustre. The bottom has no foot; perfectly flat. Very good feel in the palm; textured, but smooth. 5.75 inches across, 2 inches high (14.5 x. 4.5cm). Easily my favorite bowl in the entire Wabi Shop collection! It is beautiful, and loaded with history. I hope the pictures will answer most of your questions, but please email with more? Shipping: This is not very heavy at all; about 300g un-boxed, perhaps 1k when safely packaged? Here in Japan , I would recomend a Yupack. International: I will perhaps insist on EMS , whick is insured, registered, and 3-day express. Perhaps about $22.00 for Asai & Australia , $28.00 for the USA and Canada , and $30.00 for Europe . That price includes insurance up to about $230.00, and additional inurance can be added, at a very reasonalbe cost. Several similar items can be shipped together at a very similar, perhaps identical cost? Shipping: More...some new policy in listing shipping fees makes it impossible for me to list airmail to the USA, as eBay is in the USA, and I am over in Japan. The above is close to correct, not the automatic fee that might show up, though I am trying to make that close. And it is airmail to the USA no domestic. Sorry for any mix up; just trying to get my things all listed again! Best, Daniel at the Wabi Shop I am FINALLY listing the original inventory from the original Wabi Shop of Cleveland. Please visit, to see a real treasure house of ancient and new tea related items. Smile, sip some tea, and bid (or BIN) on! * * * ... now, prices ... I want to sell everything in The Wabi Shop. I am asking prices that allow me to earn an income running my eBay store. Fair is fair, eh? But I now want to return to my once abondoned music career (my new CD is for sale in the shop!), and want to empty the shelves and closets of all the Wabi Shop things. Please make offers! Be brave! I will very happily consider whole-sale offers, and combined offers! Ok, back to business... (this applies to all my Wabi Shop items!!!)... * * * Yes, I am FINALLY getting the tea-things our for sale in the eBay Wabi Shop . It has been EXACTLY ten years now since those items, left over as we closed the shop back in Cleveland in September of 1997, were packed away in boxes, and sent here to Japan. Just opened this year, and now getting them in the shop for sale! The original Wabi Shop was a tea-related antique shop of sorts. It was a tea house, and in fact, the very first traditional Chinese tea house in the USA. Opened in September of 1993 on the day of the Harvest Moon　(Tsu-Chong Jye; a very important festival day in China!) I was tempted to call it the Harvest Moon Tea Shop? (As in "Tea Shop of the Harvest Moon?") I specialized in the traditioanl Chinese methods of preparing and drinking tea, and in the traditional Japanese tea ceremony as well. During many years of travelling through Europe on bicycle, visiting historical sites, hearing concerts, and learning about the world, I was so amazed at the many various traditions of serving tea! On a special morning, while crossing a bridge in Gent, I invisioned one day opening a world tea shop...and after living in Taiwan for 5 years, and visiting Japan many times, AND returning to Cleveland Ohio (USA), I did infact open this shop. The shop had a Chinese tea room, and Japanese tea room, and a ge... read more

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