These round bowls, with their slightly everted mouths, have tall feet. Bowls of this shape are called chatsu and were used mainly at temples for serving side dishes, but were later included in utensils for tea gathering, at which sweets, for example, were presented on them. These intensely red examples are Negoro lacquer, with red lacquer applied over a black lacquer base.(Paragon or Puzzle? Your Own Perspectives on Works in the Suntory Museum of Art Collection, 2024)
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