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I only paid £1.99 for it, not to bad I think. Another way to have tea now plus it was in a charity shop that never had been in before, always good to come out with something new.
To be honest I had no idea what it was until I did a google image search then a cross reference with wiki to make sure. I thought it was a fancy rice bowl, I'm glad I made sure thou.
I know it probably just a tourist trinket but I like it. I've just got to wash it now and make some green tea, never tried the stuff so it should be a fun experience..
For those who want to learn a bit, here you go:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GaiwanAnd the link that helped me work it all out:
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