Tsuzuki Yutaka's Yakashime Shiboridashi (Daikoji Kiln, Tokoname) 80ml

Master potter Tsuzuki Yutaka was born in 1972, and in 2003 founded his own kiln, the Daikoji Kiln, in Tokoname, Japan. Yukata-son hand makes this exquisite Yakishime style Shiboridashi tea pot from white clay and fires it in a reduction chamber to give it its matte, warm grey finish.  This pot has three types of tea filtration and flow:  Three grooves in the tea bowl spout, sasame mesh filter in the body of the lid, and a do-ake (direct) filter with two holes in the lid.  This overall design makes pouring precise and easy to control.  Shiboridashis are ideal for premium quality Sencha and Gyokuro green teas.