Nerikomi Katto Tokoname Teapot

Description

The craftmanship and the quality of this teapot is there for all to see! Three highly skilled techniques 'nerikomi', 'nerikomi katto', and 'tochiri' have been applied to this high quality teapot. Nerikomi is the technique of mixing colored clays together to create a marbling appearance on the teapot. 'Nerikomi katto' is a cut/slicing technique that changes the dynamics of the marbling on the teapot. The other technique 'tochiri' is a highly skilled carving technique. To make a tochiri pattern on a teapot the potter turns the teapot on a wheel and uses a sharp ceramic carving spatula to make small indentations around it. Creating these techniques on a teapot is time consuming and can only be acheive by highly skilled potters, such as the potters of Tokoname.

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Teapot Name Nerikomi Katto Made By Shunzan Capacity 240ml (8.1oz) Strainer Type Obiami. It wraps 360 degrees around the inside wall of the teapot. Obiami strainers are renowned for allowing the tea leaves to open fully when infusing, which in turn releases all the flavor of the tea. Origin Aichi, Japan (MADE IN JAPAN)