Tokoname Japanese Clay Teapots - The New 'Story of Tea' Teapot

 
 

Artist: Houryu
Strainer-style: Clay sasame
Packaging: Cardboard box

This stylish teapot is similar to the one pictured on our first tea book, The Story of Tea. After many years, and dozens of that teapot sold, it sadly went out of production. So we were thrilled to discover this year a similar teapot from the potter Houryu. This teapot is shorter and plumper than our previous teapot, and is very fine in its detail and craftsmanship. It features the very recognizable Tokoname color scheme of darkest-black and vibrant red, and smooth-as-glass-surfaces. It displays a nice, double-wide band of large, confident, faceted cuts, and it features a very comfortably placed handle that gives the teapot a well-balanced, graceful feeling in the hand.