Antique Raku Kichizaemon aka-raku tea bowl #3916

- width: approx. 11.5cm (4 17⁄32in)

- height: approx. 7.8cm (3 5⁄64in)

- weight: 276g (gross 485g)

- condition: small chip on the bottom, damaged box

- writing on the box: Aka-chawan Raku Kichizaemon / mark (7th Raku Chonyu, 1714-1770) 

The Seventh Raku - Chonyu (1714-1770)
First son of the Sixth. In a time when the population of tea ceremony practitioners grew to include townspeople, he produced many works, including things other than chawan, such as incense containers and vases. His famous work is the Nichirenzo (owned by the Raku family)