This elegant Kiyomizu-yaki porcelain yunomi (teacup) is decorated with carefully hand-painted pink and white tsubaki (´» - camellias), with gold accents on the flowers' stamens as well as on the cup's rim and foot.
This cup is a perfect middle size for sencha or other teas. Cups of this size and shape are also called kumidashi (¼³³ö) or senchawan (¼å²èÍë) to contrast them with the taller, cylindrical style of cup preferred for houjicha and bancha.The pure white of porcelain also allows you to appreciate the colour and clarity of the tea.
This cup was made by Kuramoto Masao (‚}Ԫ Õæ×ô·ò) of K¨h¨ Kiln (¹Ⱨ¸G).
Kiyomizu-yaki (ÇåˮŸ†) (also called Shimizu-yaki) is a type of Japanese pottery that traditionally comes from Goj¨zaka district near Kiyomizu Temple, in Kyoto, Japan. A subset of Kyo-yaki which refers to all pottery made in the Kyoto area, Kiyomizu ware has been produced since the 16th century
