Seigan blue houhin teapot 240ml

Seigan blue houhin teapot 240ml

An original teapot, handcrafted by Japanese ceramic artist Seigan Yamane. Dark brown clay and striking glazing with a glossy glaze in navy - blue colours. A melange of navy - blue, blue, brown and black - the vessel takes on different colour nuances depending on the lighting. The houhin teapot is a tiny vessel for high-grade teas - it has no handle, and we mainly brew teas in it at temperatures of 40-80 degrees. Classic shape, beautiful clay grooves on the lid, ceramic strainer at the spout. Each time you use it, it will give you the pleasure of experiencing contemporary applied art. The bottom of each teapot is marked with the artist's signature. 

Seigan Yamane is a highly regarded ceramic artist who lives and works in Hagi town. Many years of trials and experiments with traditional materials and techniques can be seen in the artist's unique vessels. His works tend to be irregular in shape and are made of quite massive, often porous clay with small pebbles. They embody the Japanese aesthetic of wabi - sabi. The artist is famous for his experimentation with blue glazes, which has already earned the name ‘Seigan blue’. Master Seigan believes that there is some undiscovered mystery in ceramic vessels, and that the navy blue colour scheme evokes an unlimited universe. Seigan blue is the colour of the sky and the sea, a mélange of infinite possibilities of blue, navy blue and other nuances of colour. The artist derives great joy from his daily work and wishes to pass it on to all who use the vessels he makes :)

Due to the handmade nature of his work, each teacup is slightly different from the others - a unique distribution of glaze on the vessel, a different balance of colors and subtle differences in size and shape are natural features of items made by the artist's hand.

Features:

• highly regarded Japanese ceramics from Hagi town - hagiyaki 
• renowned ceramic artist Seigan Yamane
• original teapot without handle - houhin
• glossy glaze on dark brown clay - a melange of dark blue, blue, brown and black
• classic shape and beautiful spout
• Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetics
• the volume is measured to the top edge of the pot - the ‘practical’ volume is slightly smaller

Dimensions:

• Diameter 9cm
• Height 10cm
• Capacity (to the upper edge) 240ml