Matcha Tea Cup Koishihara Yaki (Koishihara Ware)

Description

Matcha Tea Cup Koishihara Yaki (Koishihara Ware)

This is the Matcha Cup of Koishihara Yaki (Koishihara Ware). You can also drink for Green Tea and enjoy as wide-flat tea cup.

Koishiwara Ware (called Koishiwara Yaki in Japanese) is porcelain produced in theToho Village of Fukuoka prefecture. From its creation, Koishiwara Ware has been developped as a practical, beautiful and highly original porcelain.

Special character of Koishiwara Ware is the patterns that develop with rotating on a potter’s wheel. Some other notable features of this porcelain are its elegant texture, beautiful form, and a charming color expression despite its simplicity and practicality. It is popular as a traditional handcrafted souvenir for foreign people.

These are main methods to create patterns

・Tobikanna (Flying Plane) :  Only the areas where the plane touches are shaved, creating a pattern.

・Hakeme (Brush Marks) : Immediately after applying the slip, the pattern is created by brush while the potter’s wheel is rotating.

・Kushime (Comb Marks) : Immediately after applying the slip, a comb-like tool with multiple prongs is used to create patterns such as wavy lines.

・Nagashikake (Pouring) : While slowly rotating the potter’s wheel, glaze and other materials are poured onto the surface of the piece at equal intervals.

・Uchikake (Pouring) : This is the technique making patterns pouring glaze by ladle which is stored in small cup or similar container little by little onto the shaped piece.

Size : ∅9.3cm×7.6cm(H)

Weight : 300g