１６ｃｍ × １３ｃｍ 高さ ６ｃｍ
口径 ９ｃｍ
容量 １５０ｃｃ 満水時
The Ultimate Extremely Flat Teapot Crafted by a Traditional Master Artisan of Tokoname Ware – Tobikanna – Mogake – Red Clay – 150 cc
Introducing the “Ultimate Extremely Flat Teapot” crafted by a certified traditional artisan of Tokoname ware.
The red clay (shudei), often regarded as synonymous with Tokoname ware, contains a high amount of iron in the clay. This iron content helps suppress the astringency of tea, allowing you to enjoy a smoother, mellower flavor.
While most teapots are round in shape, this teapot has been made low and flat in pursuit of the ultimate form designed to draw out the maximum flavor of the tea.
Among flat teapots, this is an especially flat type—an “extremely flat” model.
Because of its wide diameter, tea leaves can open more fully and more quickly, allowing them to spread out better and enabling a richer, more flavorful extraction.
Even with a small amount of hot water, the tea leaves can easily expand, making it easier to extract their full flavor.
Since the leaves open more quickly and more broadly, it can also be used for mizudashi (cold-brewed tea).
“Mizudashi” refers to sencha brewed with water instead of hot water. By not using hot water, the bitter components of the tea are suppressed, resulting in a sencha with enhanced sweetness and umami.
With a capacity of 150 cc, this is a teapot designed for single-person use.
Because metal strainers can affect the taste of tea, a finely crafted ceramic strainer is attached to the inside of the spout.
Both this strainer and the teapot body itself are entirely handmade, created with the refined skills of a seasoned craftsman.
The surface is decorated with a “tobikanna” pattern.
“Tobikanna” is a decorative technique in which patterns are carved into the surface. When a vessel set on a potter’s wheel is shaved, if the angle at which the spatula (hera) contacts the surface becomes steep, the tool may bounce due to the wheel’s rotation, leaving chisel-like marks on the surface resembling adze cuts.
This effect is known as “tobikanna” or “tochiri.”
Furthermore, the “mogake” technique has also been applied.
“Mogake” is a traditional technique dating back to the Edo period, in which seaweed is wrapped around the teapot before firing to create distinctive patterns.
The components contained in the seaweed chemically react with the clay during firing, causing delicate patterns to emerge.
This is a technique unique to Tokoname, which faces Ise Bay.
Since the diameter of the opening, the overall body, and the base are nearly the same, the interior of the teapot is easy to wash and dry, allowing it to be kept clean at all times, making it highly hygienic.
The lid is made to fit snugly without wobbling and is slightly weighted to prevent it from falling off easily. The spout is also designed to minimize dripping.
Although it is extremely flat in form, the overall shape is gently rounded, giving it a soft impression.
Because the lid is also flat, you can press it down with your thumb while pouring with one hand, making it highly functional as well.
Carefully designed down to the finest details, this is truly an “ultimate teapot” that never grows tiresome and can be used for many years—a masterpiece of enduring quality.
16 cm × 13 cm
Height: 6 cm
Mouth Diameter: 9 cm
Capacity: 150 cc (when filled to the brim)
由常滑烧传统工艺师制作的究极极平型急须 飞钩纹（とびかんな） 藻挂 朱泥 150cc
现为您介绍一款由常滑烧传统工艺师亲手制作的“究极极平型急须”。
堪称常滑烧代名词的“朱泥”，因陶土中富含铁分，能够抑制茶汤的涩味，使口感更加醇和圆润。
大多数急须为圆形，但为了最大限度地引出茶的滋味，本品特意制作成低矮扁平的造型，堪称极致形态的急须。
在平型急须之中，这款更属于特别扁平的“极平型”。
由于口径较大，茶叶能够最大程度、更快速地舒展开来，扩展性更佳，从而萃取出更加美味的茶汤。
即使注入的热水较少，茶叶也容易伸展，更易充分引出茶叶本身的滋味。
茶叶展开迅速且幅度更大，因此亦可用于“冷泡茶”。
所谓“冷泡茶”，即以冷水冲泡的煎茶。由于不使用热水，可有效抑制茶中的苦味成分，使茶汤呈现出甘甜与鲜旨更加突出的风味。
容量为150cc，适合作为单人用急须。
若使用金属滤网，金属气味会影响茶汤风味，因此在壶嘴内侧特别设置了陶制的精巧滤网。
此滤网与急须本体均为全手工制作，凝聚了熟练匠人的精湛技艺。
壶身表面施有“飞钩纹（とびかんな）”装饰。
所谓“飞钩纹”，是一种刻划纹样的装饰技法。将器物置于拉坯机上进行削刻时，当刮刀（竹刀）的角度较大，刮刀会因拉坯机的旋转而弹跳，在器物表面留下仿佛以手斧（ちょうな）劈削般的纹痕。
这种效果称为“飞钩纹”，亦称“とちり”。
其上又进一步施以“藻挂”技法。
“藻挂”是将海藻缠绕于急须之上再进行烧制，从而形成独特纹样的传统技法，自江户时代延续至今。
海藻所含成分与陶土发生化学反应，浮现出细腻而富有变化的纹样。
这是面向伊势湾的常滑地区特有的技法。
由于壶口直径、整体直径与底部直径几乎相同，壶内便于清洗与干燥，能够长期保持清洁卫生，非常卫生实用。
壶盖制作稳重严密，不易脱落且无松动；壶嘴结构亦不易滴漏。
虽为极平型，但整体轮廓圆润柔和，给人温和雅致的印象。
壶盖亦较为扁平，可单手以拇指按压壶盖同时倒茶，兼具实用性与功能性。
细节处处经过周密考量，是一款经久耐用、百看不厌，堪称“究极急须”的精品之作。
尺寸：16cm × 13cm 高度 6cm
口径：9cm
容量：150cc（满水时）
