HAND-MADE TAKATORI TEAWARE

During the Edo period, Takatori-Yaki was developed under the auspice of Kuroda clan. Also, it received advice regarding the pottery techniques from Kobori Enshu, a noble Japanese Sado artist, who picked Takatori kiln as one of seven his favorite kilns. Its philosophical guidelines focus on elegant simplicity. Its color diversity stands out within the Japanese pottery world. Red, brown, green, white: all of them are based on the beauty of Japanese nature.

What makes Takatori-Yaki special is its use of seven different kinds of color glazes. Moreover, it produces a high note as if it was porcelain when flicking one’s fingers at it. This is because Takatori-Yaki is made very thin although it has layers of glazes.
    11 items
    Hekizan Onimaru II
    White Kaoru Cup


    Exclusive on IKKYU! A beautiful handmade tea cup inspired by the shape of wine glasses and designed to enhance the aroma and flavor of green tea
    Front side of a small and delicate grey handmade cup for drinking gyokuro green tea, made in Koishiwara, Fukuoka, Japan by Onimaru the Second
    Hekizan Onimaru II
    Handmade Gyokuro Cup


    Exclusive on IKKYU! A beautiful handcrafted gyokuro cup designed to enhance its aroma and taste, made by one of the most gifted pottery makers of Japan.
    Hekizan Onimaru II
    White Yuzamashi Water Cooler


    This handmade Yuzamashi (water cooler) from Koishiwara in Yame (Fukuoka) is the perfect addition to your green tea set.
    Hekizan Onimaru II
    Brown Kaoru Cup


    A beautiful handmade tea cup inspired by the shape of wine glasses and designed to enhance the aroma and flavor of green tea.
    MIRAKUGAMA
    Kujū cup


    A beautiful example of Takatori ware, from the Mirakugama kiln in Fukuoka. A round and wide cup. Layered, slightly ridged texture on the outside with a melted, smoky variation towards the lip. The inside has gold and lichen-green-gray swept down the sides like sediment left by the tide. Suitable for sencha.

    MIRAKUGAMA
    Inaboshi cup


    A beautiful example of Takatori ware, from the Mirakugama kiln in Fukuoka. Pleasantly chunky and tulip-shaped with a wide mouth, the outside of INABOSHI is a graduation, from the dark bottom swell to gray-green smoke and brighter dun and gold horizons at the lip. Suitable for sencha.
    Hekizan Onimaru II
    Red Kaoru Cup


    Exclusive on IKKYU! A beautiful handmade tea cup inspired by the shape of wine glasses and designed to enhance the aroma and flavor of green tea. 
    MIRAKUGAMA
    Mimata cup


    A beautiful example of Takatori ware, from the Mirakugama kiln in Fukuoka. Triangular with a straight side, MIMATA is almost a cut-away of an earth: there’s the smooth dark brown mantle with a hint of caramel crust and gold topsoil. Suitable for gyokuro.
    MIRAKUGAMA
    Riyoushi cup


    A beautiful example of Takatori ware, from the Mirakugama kiln in Fukuoka. Triangular in shape with a smooth exterior that suggests a distant view of the ridgeline, dark blue edges to gray-green clouding over rich reddy brown. Suitable for gyokuro.
    MIRAKUGAMA
    Hosshou cup


    A beautiful example of fine Takatori ware from the Mirakugama kiln in Fukuoka. Tulip-shaped, HOSSHOU has a subtly ridged, striped exterior and an interior with levels of rust + chocolate + sand, diving down towards the glossy bottom. Suitable for sencha.
    MIRAKUGAMA
    Nakadake cup


    A beautiful example of Takatori tea ware from the Mirakugama kiln in Fukuoka established in 1610. A black, round teacup with faint threads of deep brown, the warmth of petrified wood or a dark pond. The slightest curve at the lip. Suitable for sencha.