WDH - Hasamiyaki Porcelain Blue Houhin Tea Set (Pot + 2 Cups)The houhin is a small Japanese tea pot meant for steeping ultra premium Japanese tea, generally light steamed, largely in tact tea leaf. This type of tea pot is similar to a Chinese gaiwan in that there is no strainer, but this particular pot provides slits in the lid to act as a strainer. Made with beautiful light blue porcelain by artisans in Hasami Village, Nagasaki, a pottery production region with a 4 century history, WDH has packaged this set in

Cultivar: Sahime

it can also be used to make genmaicha instantly

Lack of Astringency: 15/20 (20 being least astringent)

Material: Semi-Porcelain

Time: 60 sec

it is not enough to simply cultivate the best leaves

Kanesho Toki Co

understated glow—quiet

Lack of Bitterness: 14/20 (20 being least bitter)

and trained with artisan Araki Toshio (

Nagasawa is committed to creating items with beautiful shape and texture

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