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Red Clay Flat Tea Pot

Ceramics

Craft Company: Jinshu Touen

ORIGIN: Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture
MATERIAL: Red Clay

Here lies the taste of tea

Pursuing the utmost flat shape, this Tokoname tea pot draws out the taste of tea. Upon opening the lid and seeing the careful craftmanship applied to the tea strainer, we find the beauty of hand craft. Together with the beauty of the red clay, it is a masterpiece which enriches our life.