{"product_id":"tea-set-matsugawa-kokudei-tokoname-yaki-teapot-with-5-porcelain-teacups","title":"Tea Set - Matsugawa Kokudei Tokoname-yaki Teapot with 5 Porcelain Teacups","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis tea set includes an expertly crafted Tokoname-yaki kyusu (teapot) and five Mino-yaki yunomi (teacups). The 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 with small pink circles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe teapot's built-in ceramic sasame filter is perfect for naturally straining tea, with a wide shape for faster pouring and less clogging.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe porcelain Mino-yaki yunomi (tea cups) have an elegant simplicity and hold around 60ml of tea each, perfect for high-end sencha, gyokuro, or gong fu brewing. The pure white of porcelain lets you see the true colour of the tea.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMino-yaki (美濃焼,) is a type of Japanese pottery produced in Mino Province in Gifu Prefecture, Japan. Since the introduction of mass production in the Meiji period (1868–1912), Mino ware accounts for around 50% of Japanese pottery produced today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hokuryū (Tatsuo Umehara)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45548338937900,"sku":"US-X20","price":148.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/9174\/7116\/files\/Tezumi-00019_205ce85a-3b84-47dc-a18c-c3b65233565b.jpg?v=1779029916","url":"https:\/\/rak1pm-kn.myshopify.com\/products\/tea-set-matsugawa-kokudei-tokoname-yaki-teapot-with-5-porcelain-teacups","provider":"NEBULAPRIMEX ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}