Flat Kyusu with Side Handle (Matte Black)

Low and wide — a form that rewards patience with gyokuro.

This flat side-handle kyusu is made by Takashige Toen in Tokoname, Aichi. Where the round version is an everyday workhorse, the flat form was shaped with gyokuro and other shaded teas in mind — teas that ask for more time, lower temperatures, and a slower pour. The low profile keeps heat from rising too quickly, and the wider base gives you more surface contact with the clay as you hold it. Unglazed Tokoname stoneware, futa-suri fitted lid, fine-mesh strainer — the same quiet engineering as the round model, in a form that feels different in the hand. Learn more about Tokoname ware at Tea Ware: Tokoname Ware.

For those who find themselves making gyokuro slowly on weekend mornings.

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AZMAYA is a Tokyo-based design brand that partners with specialist craft studios across Japan, bringing each maker's expertise to bear on objects designed for daily use. For this kyusu, AZMAYA worked with Takashige Toen, a pottery atelier in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture — a city that has been producing teaware since the Heian period and whose red-clay kyusu remain a benchmark of the craft.

Takashige Toen works in unglazed Tokoname ware fired at high temperature, a process that yields dense, low-porosity clay celebrated for its affinity with green tea. Each piece passes through the hands of dedicated throwers, trimmers, and kiln-loaders who have refined these steps across generations.