{"product_id":"kokudei-kushime-tochiri-tokoname-teapot-275ml","title":"Kokudei Kushime Tochiri Tokoname Teapot - 275ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe teapot's built-in ceramic sasame filter is perfect for naturally straining tea, with a wide shape for faster pouring and less clogging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMade 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis kyusu comes with its original kirbako (桐箱 - paulownia wooden box)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hokuryū (Tatsuo Umehara)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45548288573484,"sku":"US-K154","price":128.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/9174\/7116\/files\/download_fe960161-a85f-4048-949f-fe934d93440e.jpg?v=1779028626","url":"https:\/\/rak1pm-kn.myshopify.com\/products\/kokudei-kushime-tochiri-tokoname-teapot-275ml","provider":"NEBULAPRIMEX ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}