• (Last one) Gyokkou Kiln (F320, Limited): Flat Yakijime Tokoname Kyusu Tea Pot (250 ml) 玉光焼〆平急須
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Gyokkou Kiln

(Last one) Gyokkou Kiln (F320, Limited): Flat Yakijime Tokoname Kyusu Tea Pot (250 ml) 玉光焼〆平急須

(Last one) Gyokkou Kiln (F320, Limited): Flat Yakijime Tokoname Kyusu Tea Pot (250 ml) 玉光焼〆平急須

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An earthy, unglazed tea pot, fired at a very high temperature in a process called Yakijime (literally "firing to be sealed"). This type of firing may involve ultra hot temperatures around 1350 Celsius and firing for up to 2 months.

  • TYPE: Tokoname-yaki
  • STRAINER: Ceramic mesh
  • VOLUME: 250 ml

About the Ceramics Studio: Gyokou 玉光

For over half a century the Umehara family of the Gyokkou Kiln has been making the finest tea ware in Tokoname City.

  • 1961 Harutaka Umehara (first generation) establishes a Tokoname ware workshop.
  • 1988 Hirotaka Umehara (second generation) established the corporation.
  • 2013 Yukitaka Umehara (third generation) appointed as representative director
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