A LARGE MINO WARE TEA BOWL, SHINO TYPE Taisho (1912-26) or Showa (1926-89) era, 20th centuryProperty of various ownersA LARGE MINO WARE TEA BOWL, SHINO TYPETaisho (1912-26) or Showa (1926-89) era, 20th centuryThe feldspathic-glazed stoneware chawan with a low hip and slightly bowed-inwards sidewalls, the glaze with many pinholes and gaps that appearing during the firing process, color gradations from snow white to loquat pink to blood-iron red, the foot unglazed, five small gaps in the glaze on the hip indicating the position of the anonymous ceramist's fingertips when glazing took placeWith a crepe-fabric storage bag and wood storage box 3 1/2 x 5 1/2in (8.9 x 13.3cm)None