[Tea utensils/tea ceremony tools Matcha tea bowl] Flat tea bowl, ash glaze, Gion Festival, made by Ryoji Nakamura

●Gion Festival: A festival held at Yasaka Shrine (Gionsha) in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City, which was called "Gion Goryoe" (Goryo-e) until the Meiji period.
It is a long festival that takes place over a month starting from July 1st.
The festival events are roughly divided into those sponsored by Yasaka Shrine and those sponsored by the Yamahokocho. The events sponsored by the Yamahokocho are generally recognized as the "Gion Festival."
Among these, only the Yamahoko festival floats have been designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property.

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Size: Approx. diameter 14.3 x height 6.2 cm
Author: Ryoji Nakamura
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(Younger brother of Akiho Nakamura)
Born in Higashiyama, Kyoto in 1955
1979: Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Pottery Technical College, Molding Department and Research Department
After that, he studied Kiyomizu ware under Inoue Shunpo, Nakamura Suiran, and Nakamura Shuho.
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Box: Wooden box