Tonbo Kyusu, Japanese Teapot

Tonbo Kyusu, named for the dragonfly. Red clay speckled white, with a black spout and handle.

The Tonbo Kyusu is a Tokoname teapot in red shudei clay ridged in bands and speckled with white glaze, with the spout, the side handle and one flank left matte black, and a speckled lid with a copper-brown knob. 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 310 ml it is the everyday size, two or three cups from one pour.

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: 310 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.