Gyokkō Kōdai Shiboridashi

Handleless teapot for premium Japanese green teas

A handmade, professional teapot from the Gyokkō Kiln.

The teapot is made of red clay and fired in a reduction chamber, where the clay carbonizes and gives the surface a matte black patina.

The foot has yōhen finish. Yōhen in Japanese means "changed by the flame". When the teapot is fired, the heat fluctuates in the kiln, which results in color changes on the surface. For this reason every piece is unique with the impression of randomness, which has both aesthetic and philosophical appeal to the Japanese.

We recommend this professional shiboridashi for premium Japanese green teas.

Place of origin: Tokoname, Japan

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Item code: TDK289

Maker: Gyokkō Kiln

Origin: Japan, Aichi prefecture, Tokoname city

Material: clay

Capacity: 80 ml / 2.7 oz (± 20ml, full capacity without tea leaves)

Dimensions: ø: 10.3 cm, H: 10 cm (± 0.5 cm)

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Ship to:: Worldwide (List of Countries)
Delivery service:: DHL, FedEx, Yamato Transport, Yu-Pack, S.F. Express, Pick-Up (See conditions)
Estimated posting:: within 10 business days
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Handling precautions

Initiation:
Before first use, rinse it with hot water, then let it dry completely!

Usage:
Avoid placing it on hot surfaces, like stove, and never use in microwave or oven.

Cleaning:
Tea stain is the natural part of a teapot's "maturing process", but if you prefer to avoid it, rinse the teapot well after every use, do not let the tea leaves sit in it for too long. It is better to avoid dishwashing liquid, but you can use gentle, organic soap to clean your pot. Never use bleach!
Avoid using dishwasher or dryer!

Storage:
After use, always let it dry completely, for if stored away while still wet, it might develop an unpleasant smell or mold.

Non-glazed ceramic tea pots absorb scents and flavours, so only prepare one class of tea in them (green tea, black tea, roasted tea, etc).

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Ma******, 2022-03-28 01:56 JST, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Gyokko Kodai shiboridashi was worth the investment. This is my fourth shiboridashi from Sazen and found that the function all of these different styles of vessels were excellent. The Gyokko Kodai pours beautifully - fluid steam, right down to the last drop. I tested this vessel with 5 grams and 3 grams of tea and the pour from this shiboridashi flowed easily out of its delicate lip and did not leak from around the lid - even with a marked degree of tilt. The vessel was warm and comfortable to handle when I poured the 60 degrees Celcius (140 deg F) water into the vessel to steep tea. There was no unevenness of heat distribution when you cupped the shiboridashi. The knob on the lid was temperate. The tea leaves distributed itself quite evenly without clumping at the lip during the pour - see image is after 4th steep (3 grams tea) with no manual manipulation of tea distribution after pour. It was evident with 5 grams and 3 grams of tea. The vessel's capacity is stated at 2.7 oz. It yielded 2 oz of brewed tea for me. Aesthetically, it is simplistic elegance and the dark clay gives a very stark contrast against the steeped green tea leaves. The clay is smooth and bowl cups comfortably in the palm and weight of the vessel with and without tea in it does not bear any remarkable or noted changed. The initial tea used for this Gyokko Kodai vessel was a Tencha and the next day a Shuppin Hana. It is definitely excellent for the Senchas styles.

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