Tokoname ware RYO Teapot Gift Set / 凌 ティーセット n10.4.24 While this heatproof pot is

While this heatproof pot is robust enough for direct heat

The glazes

which serves Japan's Imperial Family

It originally is a pair of folding screens (byōbu) portraying red and white plum blossoms in a dramatic and elegant manner

Tokoname ware RYO Teapot Gift Set / 凌 ティーセット n10.4.24 While this heatproof pot isFounded in 1945 in Tokoname City(), Aichi Prefecture(), Gyokko Toen is the kiln that delivers this fine work. Every process is made by hand. It is the work of Hirotaka Umehara(), the second generation traditional craftsman of Gyokko Toen(). The material is a special mud called vermilion mud. It is baked at high temperatures without any glaze using carbonization firing, giving the work a unique matte black finish. What is carbonization firing? It is a