I was looking at this bowl I have and am wondering if the うつ和 here is a sort of pun on 器 (ウツワ) ‘bowl, container’ and 和 (ワ) ‘Japanese’? Or am I overthinking/missing something? I probably shouldn’t ask, since I’m feeling pretty clever right now, but knowledge is power etc. 
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definitely a pun. the japanese love puns
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Who doesn’t, really? 
Thanks!
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So, did they just use 和 instead of 器 to denote it’s a Japanese bowl all in one phrase?
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I think so.
Also, 和 is indeed the manyogana origin of わ.
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What does the kana うつ mean in this context?
Just the first two characters of うつわ
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According to WK, うつ means U2.
But you can take my words with a grain of salt. After all, I still haven’t found what I’m looking for.
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That’s a bit of a lousy pun then 
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Cool! I didn’t know that.
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You must be fun at parties.
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You must be pun at farties
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TheJapanese love puns, especially name puns.
Due to many words sharing identical (or near identical) sounds, there are lots of opportunities to make puns in this fashion.
Fictional characters will often have names that correspond with their personality or characteristics.
For example, almost all the characters in My Hero Academia have pun names.
Kaminari, Denki
上鳴【かみなり】電気【でんき】
His name literally means “Thunder Electricity”, and his special powers are electric powers.
Katsuki Bakugou
爆豪【ばくごう】勝己【かつき】
His name literally means “Strong Explosion, I win”, and his special powers are explosive powers, whilst he is a confident, almost cocky character with a strong will.
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