Vintage Japanese Tea Handmade Stoneware Ceramic Kotobuki - Set of 3

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This vintage Kotobuki tea set includes one top-handled teapot and two teacups each featuring a beige glaze and brown natural … Read more This vintage Kotobuki tea set includes one top-handled teapot and two teacups each featuring a beige glaze and brown natural ceramic base.
The teapot sports a wooden top-handle and a built-in ceramic debeso filter that's perfect for naturally straining tea.
The natural warm hues of its clay, along with the simple lines of its forms are highly valued within the traditional aesthetics of many tea ceremony schools.
Stoneware is said to improve with age as the tannins in the tea slowly stain the fine cracks in the glaze (called crazing or kan-nyuu), creating a rich texture known as 'nanabake', or 'the 7 transformations'.
Because of this slightly porous nature, some people like to dedicate their Stoneware to one type of tea, such as sencha, to avoid having other aromas seep into the clay.
All 3 pieces have the golden foil label.
The Set is in very good vintage condition with some staining to the glaze, as shown in the pictures and described above.
Measurements:
Tea Pot: Height: 7.5 inches x 5.5 x 8 inches length.
Tea Cups: Diameter: 3.5 x 2.5 inches height. See less