Stoneware & Earthenware Teapots
Stoneware is a term that refers to a high-fired ceramic that is strong and durable. It is more dense, and much less porous than earthenware, another, similar type of ceramics.
A fully-glazed stoneware teapot is suitable for steeping any type of tea, and is impervious to absorbing flavors from the tea being steeped within it.
The minimal maintenance required for this material is either just a quick rinse to wash away traces of the most recently steeped tea or a more thorough washing, being careful to not scrub the surface and cause scratching in the glaze.
Unglazed clay teapots have a long association with tea preparation in both Japan and China. Yixing teapots are perhaps the most famous example of Chinese unglazed stoneware. Yixing teapots are quite beloved, and may be very dense and barely porous, they can be somewhat porous, or they can be very porous.
An Yixing teapot of the latter two styles will, over time, absorb some of the flavor of the tea that has been steeped in it. An unglazed teapot of this type should therefore be used for only one type of tea; and many East Asian tea enthusiasts keep a repertoire of teapots on hand in their tea cabinet and vary the pot used according to the tea being served. This is quite common among tea drinkers of oolong and Pu-erh, both teas that demand re-steeping and long lengths of time during which the leaf remains in the teapot.
Japanese unglazed teapots, two of the most notable being those from Banko and Tokoname, are made from relatively hard clays which, although unglazed, do not absorb the flavors of the tea. While these teapots are used in Japan to steep Japanese leaf tea such as sencha, they can be used to steep other types of tea as well. Be sure to give a quick rinse with warm water to these teapots after each use.
Earthenware teapots are fired at lower temperatures than stoneware and as a result are softer and more porous. Although earthenware teapots can be left unglazed, most are fully glazed to make them watertight.
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Banko Teapot with Impressed Patterning
Made in Japan
9 oz / 266 ml functional capacity -
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Colorful Flowing Glaze Teapot
Made in Japan
14.5 oz / 429 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Japanese Tea Instructor Association Teapot – medium
Kiln: Takasuke Kiln
Made in Japan
6 oz / 177 ml functional capacity -
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Tokoname Low & Wide Red & Black Teapot – Spots
Craftsman: Kouji ( IWASE Kouji )
Made in Japan
6 oz / 177 ml functional capacity$195.00$175.00 More information -
Tokoname Low Teapot with Incised Floral Design
Potter: Keiichiro Watanabe
Made in Japan
5 oz / 148 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Matte Grey Teapot with Decorative Lid
Potter: Yutaka Tsuzuki
Made in Japan
5 oz / 148 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Shudei Teaset #2
(Set includes: Teapot, Yuzamashi & 5 Teacups)
Teapot: 6 oz / 177 ml functional capacity
Potter: Fugetsu (MURAKOSHI Fugetsu)
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Banko Natsume Rain Teapot
Made in Japan
6 oz / 177 ml functional capacity -
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Black Iridescent Ore Teapot #2
Made in Japan
10 oz / 296 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Black & White with Colorful Dots Teapot
Potter: Syoho
Made in Japan
4.5 oz / 133 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Black Fukuro-Cut Teapot
Potter: Yoshiki (MURATA Yoshiki)
Made in Japan
9 oz / 266 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Black Shiboridashi with little Yellow Dots
Made in Japan
7 oz / 207 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Blackened Gold Finish Teapot
Potter: Jyunzo Maekawa
Made in Japan
10 oz / 296 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Blue-Grey Mogake Teapot
Potter: Genzou
Made in Japan
7.5 oz / 222 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Grey Smooth Mogake Teapot
Potter: Gisui (KONDO Yoshikazu)
Made in Japan
8 oz / 237 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Japanese Tea Instructor Association Teapot – large
Kiln: Takasuke Kiln
Made in Japan
8 oz / 237 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Japanese Tea Instructor Association Teapot – small
Kiln: Takasuke Kiln
Made in Japan
2 oz / 59 ml functional capacity -
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Tokoname Low Mogake Teapot C
Potter: Sekiryu
Made in Japan
3.5 oz / 104 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Matte Grey Teapot with Cream Bands
5.5 oz / 163 ml functional capacity
Potter: Yutaka Tsuzuki
Made in Japan -
Tokoname Matte Grey Teapot with Gold Flowers #2
Potter: Tsuzuki Seiho
Made in Japan
9 oz / 266 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Matte Grey Teapot with Wisteria Flowers
Potter: Tsuzuki Seiho
Made in Japan
6 oz / 177 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Pale Rounded Mogake Teapot
Potter: Katou Syukei
Made in Japan
8 oz / 237 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Pear-Shaped Teapot with Intersecting Glazes
Made in Japan
10.5 oz / 311 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Round Black & Plum-Colored Yohen Teapot
Potter: Yokei ( MIZUNO Yokei )
Made in Japan
10 oz / 295 ml functional capacity -
Tokoname Tall Yohen Houhin
Potter: Yokei (MIZUNO Yokei)
Made in Japan
10 oz / 295 ml functional capacity -
Yixing “Cracked” Teapot
Zi Ni Clay, 10-hole strainer
Made in China
8.25 oz / 244 ml functional capacity -
Yixing Ban Yue Shui Ping Teapot
Jiang Po Ni Clay, 7-hole strainer
Made in China
4 oz / 118 ml functional capacity -
Yixing Ping Gai Lan Zi Teapot
Da Hong Pao clay, 7-hole strainer
Made in China
4 oz / 118 ml functional capacity