Takasuke Kiln (Y124) 高資陶苑: Tokoname Tea Cup, Black, 45 mlThis small tea cup is made for enjoying high grade sencha, kabusecha, or gyokuro in small amounts. A designated official tea cup of the Japanese Tea Instructors Association Volume 45 ml Tradition: Tokoname yaki Artist Profile: Hiroshi Kita 1958 Born as the first son to the Takasuke Kiln 1981 Graduated from Kyoto Prefectural Ceramics School 1982 Graduated from the Kyoto Prefectural Industrial Center Porcelain Course 1982 Apprenticed with master

Cultivation: Cultivated using centuries-old traditional methods with the exception of plastic canopy shading instead of traditional reeds and straw

a light white wine vs the bold umami taste of many other high grade matcha

and doing so bamboo thinning was necessary

Higashiyama

The garden has a restaurant where visitors can enjoy herb-based dishes

At cooler temperatures

A handmade guinomi cup with vertical pattern by ceramic artist Emi Nakagawa

Multiple orders require you to make multiple orders on our system due to shipping rate calculations

The ceramic blade grinds tea leaves into a powder allowing you to ingest all of the leaf's nutrients

wide enough for whisking and with a lip for pouring into smaller guinomi cups if necessary

Members: Kippei

The steeping guidelines below are from Chiyonoen