This tea set of Kyusu and two paddled Yunomi in Temmoku 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.
Kyusu or teapot, sometimes spelled kyuusu, is a traditional Japanese teapot used for brewing Japanese green tea. The most common type of kyusu comes with a handle on the side, although it can also have a handle on the back or over the top.
Temmoku glaze is a kind of high temperature reduction firing ceramic glaze. Glossy, very dark brown or maroon, fluxed by iron oxide to have high melt fluidity
