Tsuzuki Yutaka: Flower Petals, Tokoname Raised Shiboridashi Kyusu Tea Pot (60 ml) & Cup (30 ml) Brown, 高台絞り出し急須 花びらShiboridashi tea pots of this type, without a rim on which to rest the lid, are very difficult to make as the size and evenness of the pot and lid shapes need to match exactly. Ceramics artisan Tsuzuki Yutaka created this with a raised platform and gilded flower petals. Matching cup also available. Volume: tea pot 60 ml, cup 30 ml (measured to about 80% full) Diameter: tea pot 9 cm, cup 5 cm Height: tea pot 7. 3 cm, cup 4. 2 cm Strainer: none Artist:

Volume: 490ml (full pot)

the materials remain safe for use

This tea cozy is decorated with ribbon and beads to add a more modern taste to the work

Ayumi Farms (Cyittorattu): Sencha that Laughs with the Mountains - a classic yabukita cultivar sencha coming from the artisanal tea farmer Ayumi-san in Fujieda

life/steep for more steeping techniques

Disclaimer: Colors may vary depending on your screen

Color - Kasumi-ishi 霞石 (Miststone)

prepare your hot water (or cool off to) 50 ℃ so that the tea leaves are soaked and wait for 2 minutes

Lack of Bitterness (15%): 10/10 (10 = least bitter)

Shining examples of Yame-tea—rich in flavour

Water amount: 300 ml

Cultivar: Seimei