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Home｜Products: Teapots ｜ Yohen flat teapot by Yokei (200mm/7oz) -Wooden box-
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Yohen flat teapot by Yokei (200mm/7oz) -Wooden box-

Yohen flat teapot by Yokei (200mm/7oz) -Wooden box-[90701]

Our Selling Price: 21,800Yen (tax excl.)
Quantity：
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Superb hue gradation

The eye-catching color pattern will be the first thing that attracts your attention. You can find a natural, speckled gray pattern of clay mixed with a vivid orange. The color gradation is simply superb. Each piece has a unique coloration pattern. The sophisticated design is another charm of this teapot. The wide-topped silhouette, the roomy top, and the streamlined bottom create a smart image. The straight handle and simple lid design build the image as well. The small spout has you pour tea slowly. This teapot is great for high-quality teas, such as gyokuro or metcha. Generally, flat teapots, which allow tea leaves to expand well, are appreciated for high-quality teas. Use a small teapot like this piece and prepare it with low temperature hot water and plenty of tea leaves. Enjoy the aroma and the sweetness of true green tea with a small cup.


  Yohen; the unique discoloration of ceramic wares

Discoloration of ceramic ware, yohen is unexpected colors and patterns naturally created when ceramics are baked in a kiln with composite factors like fire condition, ash, or glaze chemistry. Even the position in the kiln affects the result. Artists purposefully try to crate yohen with their experience, but they still cannot control the effects perfectly. The naturally-created design beyond craftsmen's reach is the beauty of yohen.


  Fine mesh ceramic strainer

These mounted strainers allow tea leaves to expand well by giving them space when brewing, and help to ensure maximum flavor and aroma of green tea. This strainer has a finer mesh then regular type. This is also good for those who want to enjoy fukamushi (deep-steamed) sencha but do not like metal strainers.


  Yokei; teapot artist

Yokei is a master with yohen works, the discoloration of ceramic ware. He brings out amazing color design. Yokei’s other forte is painstaking wheel work. His finishing and wheel skills are strikingly superb among Tokoname craftsmen. He produces only about 200 to 300 pieces a month. He is an artist who believes in quality rather than quantity.


  Tokoname ware

Tokoname wares are ceramics produced in the Chita, Handa and Tokoname areas in Aichi prefecture. Various kinds of items are produced there, such as vases, ornaments, decorative plant pots, bonsai trays, and an assortment of jars and larger pots. Recognized as one of the six ancient kilns in Japan, the origin of Tokoname ware dates back to the making of bowls, plates and urns at the end of the Heian period (794-1185). It was the largest production center of the six ancient kilns at this time. The most prized tea ceremony pieces and teapots started to be produced at the end of Edo period (1603-1867). Red clay teapots first were produced by emulating chinese wares. Teapots became the representative products of Tokoname in time. They were loved by the elite with the fashion of sencha from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period (1868-1912). Some teapots made by master craftsmen became highly regarded with spectacular techniques. Size of the opening, shape of the spout, and mounted angle of the handle are calculated and optimally-designed for perfect use. Tokoname fine-grained clay teapots with no glaze absorb tea lye and other elements, and also brew tea well thanks to their fine-fits lid and body design. Therefore, you can truly enjoy the true flavor of tea with a Tokoname teapot.

Production regionTokoname　（Aichi Japan)
Serving200ml (7.05oz)
Dimensions162*136*h91mm (6.38*5.35*h3.58in)
Weight203g (7.05oz)
MaterialPotter's clay
NoteThis is a handmade yohen teapot. Therefore, the one you purchase is unique, and the hue and pattern are not the same as shown in the pictures. The number of pieces we can provide in a month is limited.

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