Kibō Kyusu, Japanese Teapot

Kibō Kyusu. A sandy band of little leaves around a black pot.

The Kibō Kyusu is a Tokoname teapot in a matte black clay with a wide sandy-grey speckled band around the middle, painted with small black leaves and edged in black lines. A band of stainless mesh runs all the way around the inner wall and holds back the leaves as you pour. The side handle is held in one hand with the thumb resting on the lid, so pouring to the last drop is a turn of the wrist. At 330 ml it pours three cups, or two generous ones.

Tokoname, in Aichi Prefecture, is Japan's teapot capital and one of its oldest pottery towns, with about 900 years of kiln history. Its iron-rich red clay, shudei, is known for softening tannin, which is why tea people seek out a Tokoname kyusu.

Made in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Volume: 330 ml

Care: empty the leaves after each pot, rinse with hot water only, no detergent, and dry with the lid off.

Please note: shape, colour and capacity vary a little from pot to pot. That is the nature of handmade Japanese ceramics.

Ships Australia-wide and worldwide, with free Australian shipping on orders over $100. See the full range of Japanese teapots, or read how to choose a kyusu if this is your first pot.