This Hagi-yaki houhin (handleless-teapot) has a classic shape and features a thick white Shiro Hagi glaze with pinholes.
Shiro Hagi (白萩) is one of Hagi-yaki's most recognisable styles. Also called Kyūsetsu white after Kyūsetsu Miwa who popularised it, this cloudy white glaze gets its milky colour from the addition of rice straw ash (藁灰 - waraba) which devitrifies when fired.
Like most houhin, it has a wide, triangular open spout which allows for fast pouring, a simple ceramic do-ake filter which lends no metallic taste to the tea, and a wide opening which allows for easy viewing of the tea leaves and easy cleaning.
Dimensions:
10.1cm (4in) - width
8.6cm (3.4in) - height
200ml - capacity
Condition: Excellent
This vintage item ships from Thailand
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