Kyusu (Teapots) Featured Collection April 2023

78 products

Sage-green celadon side-handle kyusu with carved decoration, spout to the left on tatami
Green celadon kyusu teapot, three-quarter view with the spout to the right
Gyokko
Small Engraved Mountains Ryokudei Tokoname Teapot - 130ml
$112.00
Tall eggplant-shaped (nasu-gata) dark Banko-yaki side-handle teapot with chrysanthemum decoration, shown beside its signed wooden box.
Three-quarter view of the chrysanthemum teapot with the side handle to the right and lid knob on top.
Suigetsu
Chrysanthemum Banko-yaki Teapot - 250ml
$798.00
Purple Hagi-yaki Teapot - 400ml - three-quarter view of the pale lavender Hagi-glazed side-handle kyusu, spout to the left, lid on
Purple Hagi-yaki Teapot - 400ml - front view with the spout on the left and hollow side handle on the right, lid on
Tsubakihide Kiln
Purple Hagi-yaki Teapot - 400ml
$136.00
Dotted Red Shudei Tokoname Teapot - 270ml - side view of the red shudei teapot
Dotted Red Shudei Tokoname Teapot - 270ml - side view showing the fine dotted line texture
Hokuryū (Tatsuo Umehara)
Dotted Red Shudei Tokoname Teapot - 270ml
$98.00
Matte Black Cylindrical Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - side view with the side handle to the left
Matte Black Cylindrical Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - top view showing the lid knob and side handle
Fujita Tokuta
Matte Black Cylindrical Tokoname Teapot - 200ml
$124.00
Wide Flat Yakishime Tokoname Teapot - 100ml - side view of the grey-beige Tokoname side-handle teapot with the lid on
Wide Flat Yakishime Tokoname Teapot - 100ml - top view with the side handle pointing toward the viewer
Gyokko
Wide Flat Yakishime Tokoname Teapot - 100ml
$116.00
Large Sakura Tokoname Mesh Strainer Teapot - 540ml - three-quarter view of the black Tokoname kyusu with side handle and white slip band, spout to the left
Large Sakura Tokoname Mesh Strainer Teapot - 540ml - side view showing the side handle and domed lid
Shunju Kiln
Large Sakura Tokoname Mesh Strainer Teapot - 540ml
$88.00
Large Sakura Tokoname Teapot - 400ml - side view of the black teapot with painted pink sakura, side handle on the left and spout on the right
Large Sakura Tokoname Teapot - 400ml - side view with the spout pointing to the right
Shunju Kiln
Large Sakura Tokoname Teapot - 400ml
$88.00
Haikake Patterned Tokoname Teapot - three-quarter view of the grey ash-splashed haikake side-handle kyusu, lid on
Haikake Patterned Tokoname Teapot - front view with lid in place and the side handle to the right
Fujita Tokuta
Haikake Patterned Tokoname Teapot - 330ml
$148.00
Side view of a marbled cream, tan, and black Banko-style kyusu teapot with carved vertical pattern, its striped side handle angled right on a tatami mat.
Top-down view of a marbled kyusu teapot showing the spiral swirl on its lid and the striped side handle.
Tōsen Kiln
Trapezoidal Nerikomi Tokoname Teapot - 260ml
$112.00
Green Oribe Slip Inlay Tokoname Teapot - 280ml - three-quarter view of the round kyusu with green oribe-glazed top, white slip-inlay striped body and side handle, spout to the left
Green Oribe Slip Inlay Tokoname Teapot - 280ml - three-quarter view from the handle side showing the side handle
Maekawa Junzō
Green Oribe Slip Inlay Tokoname Teapot - 280ml
$148.00
Black Red Yōhen Tokoname Teapot - 250ml - side view showing the red-to-black yōhen gradient
Black Red Yōhen Tokoname Teapot - 250ml - side view showing the spout and side handle
Iwase Kōji
Black Red Yōhen Tokoname Teapot - 250ml
$178.00
Large Yohen Kokudei Tokoname Teapot - three-quarter view of the large dark side-handle kyusu, lid on
Large Yohen Kokudei Tokoname Teapot - front view with lid in place and side handle to the right
Gyokko
Large Yohen Kokudei Tokoname Teapot - 600ml
$148.00
Trapezoidal Black Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - three-quarter view of the low wide black kyusu, spout at left and side handle at right
Trapezoidal Black Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - side view with the spout at left and the side handle at right
Fujita Tokuta
Trapezoidal Black Tokoname Teapot - 200ml
$118.00
Flat Yakishime Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - three-quarter view of the flat beige yakishime clay side-handle kyusu, spout to the left, lid on
Flat Yakishime Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - front view with the spout on the left and hollow side handle on the right, lid on
Gyokko
Flat Yakishime Tokoname Teapot - 200ml
$98.00
Yakishime Flat Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - three-quarter view of the low flat unglazed beige side-handle teapot with the lid on and the spout to the right
Yakishime Flat Tokoname Teapot - 200ml - three-quarter front view showing the wide flat body and the lid knob
Gyokko
Yakishime Flat Tokoname Teapot - 200ml
$126.00
急須 (kyūsu) refers to any type of teapot, but outside of Japan, the term kyusu is usually used to refer to relatively small side-handled teapots. Called 横手急須  (yokode kyūsu) in Japanese, these side-handled teapots are by far the most popular way to brew Japanese tea, and for good reasons: they’re easy to use, versatile, and relatively affordable