Porcelain Tea Set (Hasami-yaki)

• 5 x Porcelain Teacup
• 1 x Porcelain Kyusu - Small

High-quality Japanese tea deserves a high-quality kyusu. We first developed this small kyusu design decades ago, and ever since, it has been a pillar of our selection.

While this kyusu can be used for any type of tea, we use it most often with sencha and gyokuro green teas.

At home, we turn to this teapot for concentrated tea sessions alone or with a few others. It brews around 4 oz (120 ml), for one to three small cups of tea. Its small, wide shape allows us to bring out the full nuanced character of delicate sencha and gyokuro teas.

Completely handmade to our specifications by an artisan in Nagasaki Prefecture, each of these kyusu is one-of-a-kind—a companion to be cared for and treasured over a lifetime of tea sessions.

Ippodo tea served in these cups shines with a brilliant goldenrod color. The cups are lightweight and shaped with a slightly curved lip that elevates your tea’s texture. A blue line decorates the foot, and the seal underneath the base reads “Ippodo.”

Five teacups are included for serving guests. For delicate gyokuro and sencha, use the cups to measure and cool boiling water by transferring it to new cups before brewing.

Completely handmade to our specifications by an artisan in Nagasaki Prefecture, each of these porcelain tea sets is one-of-a-kind—a companion to be cared for and treasured over a lifetime of tea sessions.

Hasami-yaki has been famous for its porcelain since the 1600s, and we chose to work with a skilled Hasami-yaki artisan when designing our Small Porcelain Kyusu and Teacups. The brilliant snow-white color of Hasami-yaki porcelain highlights the goldenrod color of our teas.