This paddled Yunomi (tea cup) with Hornbeam ash glaze has been made by hand in Troy Town pottery based in Hackney, London, a workshop of Anglo-Japanese pottery using traditional Japanese techniques and glazes. By purchasing this item, you are contributing to Troy Town's ongoing support for artist residences.
Yunomi or (tea cup) is a Japanese tea cup with no handle and usually in tall cylindrical form. It is designed in this way so that when tea drinkers hold it, they will know whether or not the tea is too hot.
Hornbeam ash glaze contains high amounts of calcium and low amounts of alumina and silica. However, the silica and alumina in the clay body fuse with a thin layer of ash glaze to make a glaze that's incredibly hard and robust.
