{"product_id":"matsugawa-shudashi-kokudei-tokoname-teapot-300ml","title":"Matsugawa Shudashi Kokudei Tokoname Teapot - 300ml","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 decorated with a detailed pine bark textured that contrasts with the smooth spout and handle. Made using a small wheel, this texturing technique is called matsugawa (松皮 - pine bark) in Japanese. The rim of the kyusu is also decorated using the shudashi (朱出し) style, in which a thin layer of the blackened clay is scraped off, revealing the brilliant vermillion of the shudei clay underneath.\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","brand":"Hokuryū (Tatsuo Umehara)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45548288442412,"sku":"US-K155","price":98.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/9174\/7116\/files\/download_c6a0b284-aef6-4a78-a92c-1cdeac62cb81.jpg?v=1779028621","url":"https:\/\/rak1pm-kn.myshopify.com\/products\/matsugawa-shudashi-kokudei-tokoname-teapot-300ml","provider":"NEBULAPRIMEX ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}