Kokudei Kushime Tochiri Tokoname Teapot - 275ml

This expertly crafted Tokoname-yaki kyusu (teapot) is thrown from Tokoname kokudei (黒泥) clay, which has the same properties as the iconic red shudei (朱泥) but is fired in reduction producing a deep black. The body is textured with a pattern called 'tochiri' or 'biri', made using a razor blade dragged across the surface. This pattern is further accented by stripes of vertical lines called 'kushime' (櫛目 - comb lines).

The teapot's built-in ceramic sasame filter is perfect for naturally straining tea, with a wide shape for faster pouring and less clogging.

Made by Tatsuo Umehara (梅原タツオ) who makes pottery under the name Hokuryu (北龍), the third generation to use that name. Born in 1974, Umehara-san is one of Tokoname's younger kyusu craftsmen and succeeded his father as head of the kiln in 1998 when he took the Hokuryu name.

This kyusu comes with its original kirbako (桐箱 - paulownia wooden box)