Tea cup | Marusegama

Beautiful delicate tea cup 

An authentic tea cup in White & brown colour, handcrafted by Marusegama in Tamba-Sasayama in Hyogo, Japan.

Marusegama specializes dishes for tea ceremony. Because tea doesn't like to trasfer odors to vessels or absorb moisture, A very high level of quality is required for making pottery.

Marusegama creates fine-grained soil suitable for dishes for tea ceremony by filtering Tanba's field soil and hand dug mountain soil through very fine sieve. Each pieces are handcrafted on a wheel and fired it firmly with carbonization. Also the glaze is unique and with just one kind of glaze, the graduation you see is expressed.

Pottery crafts which are produced in Tamba-Sasayama area, is called Tambayaki. As one of six oldest kilns in Japan, it has supported people's lives for more than 800 years. Tambayaki is an earthenware produced from a climbing kiln on the slope of a mountain and has many products that are familiar to people's daily lives, are known of its warm and earthy texture and colour. 

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PRODUCT

-Size 9.0cm×8.5cm(height)
(200cc at 8/10 of cup)

-Dishwasher safe / Microwave safe (handwash is recommended)

-Tambayaki

*Due to nature of handcrafted pottery, there may be some imperfections and also variations in colour. the photos on line are only for the image of the products.

INSTRUCTIONS

*A dry pottery absorbs liquid easily and causes stains. To avoid stains, please soak the pottery in water and wipe it lightly before plating food.

*Even though this product is dishwasher safe and microwave safe, hand washing is preferred and recommended so that you can enjoy it for a long time. Please air dry well before storing it in the cupboard.