{"product_id":"shiboridashi-teapot-yoshiki-murata-black-red-yohen-tokoname-yaki-80ml","title":"Shiboridashi Teapot - Yoshiki Murata - Black Red Yohen Tokoname-yaki - 80ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eA handmade shiboridashi teapot by Yoshiki Murata (村田益規), one of Tokoname's most respected teapot makers.\u003cbr\u003eThe finish is called yohen, or \"kiln change.\" It happens when smoke and flame react with iron-rich clay during firing, shifting the surface from deep charcoal black into bands of ember red. The potter can guide it, but never fully control it, so no two pieces come out the same. The one you see in the photos is the one you get.\u003cbr\u003eThe lid is worked with a fine hammered, dimpled texture that catches the light and lets the red break through the black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shiboridashi (絞り出し, \"squeeze out\") is the simplest form of Japanese teapot: no handle, no built-in filter, just a spouted bowl and a lid. The leaves are held back by the narrow gap between lid and rim, which means the fit has to be near perfect. It is the pot serious drinkers reach for when brewing gyokuro and high-grade sencha, where you want short steeps, small volumes, and every last drop pressed from the leaf.\u003cbr\u003eTokoname's iron-rich clay is prized for what it does to green tea. It is said to soften bitterness and astringency, and the pot takes on the character of the tea over years of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the artist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYoshiki Murata was born in 1950 and apprenticed under the Tokoname potter Ito Toji. He is known for bold, inventive shapes and unusual surface finishes, including yohen firing, tataki (hammered), and mogake (seaweed-wrapped). He works in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, home to one of Japan's Six Ancient Kilns, where pottery has been made since the 12th century. His teapots are carried by specialist Japanese teaware dealers worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDetails:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArtist: Yoshiki Murata (村田益規), born 1950\u003cbr\u003eOrigin: Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003eWare: Tokoname-yaki, iron-rich clay\u003cbr\u003eFinish: Yohen (\"kiln change\"), a natural, one-of-a-kind black-to-red color shift fired into the clay; never repeated\u003cbr\u003eForm: Shiboridashi (handleless, filterless squeeze-pour teapot), low flat profile\u003cbr\u003eBest for: Gyokuro, high-grade sencha, short small-volume steeps\u003cbr\u003eCapacity: 80 ml\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artisanal Japan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45357059014771,"sku":null,"price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/2286\/4755\/files\/redshibori5-Copy.jpg?v=1786676446","url":"https:\/\/artisanaljapan.com\/products\/shiboridashi-teapot-yoshiki-murata-black-red-yohen-tokoname-yaki-80ml","provider":"Artisanal Japan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}