Tenmoku Brown Mino-yaki Yunomi - Japanese Teacup Shiraore Aichi Prefecture

Aichi Prefecture

1"(H)Capacity: 7oz / 207mlOrigin: JapanHandwash

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even though in common usage Kyusu usually refers to a teapot with a side handle

Muji Samashi Banko-yaki Kyusu Teapot is a traditional Japanese teapot handcrafted from Bankoyaki clay

Tenmoku Brown Mino-yaki Yunomi - Japanese Teacup Shiraore Aichi PrefectureThis elegant teacup is designed to resemble a part of a bamboo shoot. Minoware, or Minoyaki refers to Japanese pottery that was produced in Mino Province around the towns of Tajimi, Toki, Mizunami, and Kawagoei in Gifu Prefecture. Made using the soil of Gifu Prefecture, Minoyaki is the oldest pottery found in Japan and originated in the 7th century. Throughout Japan's tea ceremony culture, a common purpose is to pursue the natural state of beauty.