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Welcome to all collectors of fine handmade stoneware teacups and other tea pottery. The following lists are devoted to artisan stoneware suitable as collectors' pieces and special wares for tea gatherings. The current collections are stoneware teacups of mainly Japanese origin. Wherever possible we have included information on the region of origin, kiln and even potter or designer. Gray & Seddon's stoneware collections are handmade, skilfully glazed & decorated with all relevant origin information, potter's seals and kiln markings explained. Listings currently include teacups made at kilns in Arita, Hasami, Hagi and Shigaraki & elsewhere. They're a great collection of unusual stoneware teacups and we hope you'll like them too.

ARITA SENCHA YUNOMI

ARITA
SENCHA YUNOMI
Offer includes one Arita Sencha Yunomi
plus a pack of EMERALD SENCHA (100g) $38.00

ARITA SENCHA YUNOMI is a fine example of the beauty that can be created while applying old wood-fired kilns. This stoneware teacup is very light and thin, with a colourful & intricate glazing produced during high firing. The glaze is mainly a pale greenish white, with parts of white and blue, and a general covering of a silvery 'frost' pattern. The piece is impossible to reproduce and is a highly collectible sencha yunomi as well as a unique stoneware. Size: diameter 7.5cm, height 5.5cm, offer price $38.00. OFFER INCLUDES ONE ARITA SENCHA YUNOMI PLUS A PACK OF EMERALD SENCHA (100g) $38.00.

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BLUE FLAX
STONEWARE
Offer includes two Blue Flax Stoneware Teacups $35.00

The body of these Japanese teacups is made of a heavy white stoneware onto which textured iron-rich and cobalt-blue glazes are placed. The teacups also have a long cylinder shape with a rare undulating lip. Blue Flax Stoneware teacups are highlighted by strong patterns too, including the flax-leaf pattern at the top of the cup. The Blue Flax Stoneware is a fine if not a more unusual yunomi, suitable for serving all kinds of tea. OFFER INCLUDES TWO BLUE FLAX STONEWARE: diameter 5.5cm, height 8.5cm. Price, $35.00.

The stone-makers' art of errors
The Japanese have great admiration for pottery art & the skills that form stoneware articles. Imperfections & accidental effects that occur during creation, whether by hand or in the kiln, are welcomed. They are a sure sign of the maker's workmanship. Although it is widely appreciated that early Japanese pottery culture was influenced by Chinese and Korean potters, who helped to found the great porcelain centres at the start of the Edo period, the history of Japanese stoneware pottery is much longer dating to the Jomon period (2500-250BC). Several ancient stoneware potteries are recognized for their art. Seto, Tokoname, Bizen & Shigaraki are but four.

SHIGARAKI
CUP - $24.95

A handmade stoneware teacup made at Shigaraki. This small cup features the typical Shigaraki kiln designs of scorched reds & blacks with a beautiful emerald-green crazed glazing at the base of the cup. An original stoneware cup that would enhance any tea gathering; height 4.0cm, width (mouth) 6.0cm.

Gyokuro-style teacup made at the Shigaraki kilns

TOKONAME
YUNOMI - $25.00

A Tokoname yunomi that is made of a bright red-coloured stoneware which has been given a highly polished finish. Tokoname Sakura also features engravings and painted artwork of cherry blossom. The interior of the teacups is completed in a white glaze making them idea for green tea drinking. A beautiful yunomi set and one worked to an exceptionally high standard. Tokoname kiln markings are found on the base, size: height 8.0cm, width (mouth) 6.5cm. Tokoname Sakura Yunomi; price $25.00.

WHITESTONE
CHA-WAN - $29.95

WHITESTONE CHA-WAN is a set of bowl-style cha-wan with a high foot-ring. The handmade stoneware teacups are of a textured grey-ochre body with a white glazing wash. The tea cups are an ideal size for sipping maccha. WHITESTONE CHA-WAN; height 5.5cm, width (mouth) 9.5cm. Set of two teacups for $29.95.

RED BAMBOO SET &
YABUKITA GREEN TEA - $29.95

RED BAMBOO YUNOMI SET is a plain red Tokoname yunomi with bamboo engraving and is offered here as a set of two yunomi tea cups and YABUKITA GREEN TEA. These yunomi tea cups are of a thin and light stoneware and finished with an attractive polished red glaze. Size: height 7.0cm, width (mouth) 6.0cm. RED BAMBOO YUNOMI SET (Two teacups) & 100g SACHET OF YABUKITA GREEN TEA; offer price $29.95.

MINO YUNOMI
Rice Barrel - $65.00
MINO YUNOMI, 'Rice Barrel' design is an expertly crafted stoneware from Mino village. Made of a strong white stoneware body and designed as a long yunomi, the piece is finished with blue-green glazing and underglaze colours of red iron oxide and cobalt-blue in a line or stripe pattern. A unique stoneware yunomi. Mino Yunomi: Rice Barrel, height 8.5cm, width (mouth) 6.0cm, price $65.00.

MINO CHA-WAN
STONEWARE SET - $44.95

A beautifully handmade stoneware yunomi from Mino (Aichi). Made of a white-coloured stoneware body & thick cream-white to cherry-white glaze (depending on firing) with grass pattern. A light stoneware yunomi and a very satisfying one for green tea drinking. Set of TWO Mino Cha-wan: height 7.5cm, width (mouth) 6.0cm, price $44.95. DELIVERY EMS JAPAN.

Mino Yaki

MINO EGGSHELL
YUNOMI - $35.00
The Mino kilns are famous for their fine stoneware tea pottery. And this piece reflects their craft with light, thin yunomi. Mino Eggshell is based on a thin & textured grey stoneware that has been precisely fired to render a regular line pattern across the body of the teacup. This is a rare occasion to acquire a beautifully hand-crafted, glazed stoneware yunomi made at Mino. The teacup is exceptionally light for a stoneware of this size, has beautiful balance & style and would grace any pottery collection. Size: height 8.0cm, width (mouth) 7.0cm. Mino Eggshell, $35.00

ARITA BLUE
YUNOMI SET - $59.95

Arita Blue SET (Kimono pattern) is a lovely example of a finely crazed stoneware yunomi from Arita. The teacup is made from a light stoneware body that is very carefully glazed and hand-painted in blue to render a kimono-cloth pattern to the outside. Arita Blue (Kimono pattern) is a SET of two yunomi teacup. A fine stoneware teacup and a great collector's piece; height 7.0cm, width (mouth) 5.5cm.

HANABI - $19.95
A handmade stoneware yunomi made at Mikawachi & glazed in black on a light ochre-coloured body. The teacup features a firework or hanabi pattern and has a very distinctive speckled interior glazing. An unusual stoneware yumoni suitable for all kinds of tea, height 8.0cm, width (mouth) 7.0cm.

Hanabi

HAGI CHA-WAN
SET - $45.00

HAGI CHA-WAN is similar to the Hagi Tulip teacup design. This cha-wan is bigger and again made of the light, yellow-earthy pottery characteristic of the Hagi yaki. It is also characterized by its 'cut foot' in the base of the teacup. These teacups are glazed and precisely fired to render an intriguing finish, which is highly crazed in colours of turquoise-greens and pinks towards the base. Hagi Cha-wan has its Hagi kiln stamp on the base. A beautiful teacup made for drinking only the best green tea. SET OF TWO HAGI CHA-WAN, diameter 8.5cm, height 6.5cm, $45.95.

HAGI CHA-WAN CUT-FOOT

TULIP CHA-WAN
Hagi Stoneware - $45.95

Hagi Tulip is a fine teacup made from a light, yellow pottery characteristic of the Hagi region in Yamaguchi. Glazed and precisely fired to render an intriguing finish, which is highly crazed in colours of turquoise-greens and pinks towards the base. This Tulip yunomi has its Hagi kiln stamp on the base. A beautiful teacup made for drinking the best green tea and indeed all premium teas. SET of two Hagi Tulip Yunomi, diameter 8cm, height 6cm, $45.95.

MACCHA LONG
YUNOMI - $49.95

LONG YUNOMI is a set of two heavy stoneware tea cups made from a dense, yellow stoneware pottery. The glazing is unique and carefully fired to produce a finish which flows over the cup in dark greens exterior and turquoise-greens interior. A tea cup set for maccha tea drinking, diameter 8.5cm, height 8.5cm, $48.00. UJI SAMIDORI, or EARLY GREEN MACCHA, is a spring tea suitable for making weak (usucha) styles of maccha. Samidori Maccha has a deep jade colour and a pleasantly astringent aftertaste. A fresh and quality powdered green tea for everyday use. Samidori Maccha is sold foil wrapped and contained in 30g (1.1oz) hermetically sealed caddies. OFFER INCLUDES TWO LONG YUNOMI POTTERY TEACUPS PLUS UJI MACCHA CADDY (30g) $64.00.

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