Teetassen-Untertasse (Sumi-Schwarzholz)

Ein kleines Holzquadrat, tintenschwarz und ruhig – genau das Richtige unter einer Tasse Tee.

Diese Teetassen-Untertasse wird von NANKEI POTTERY (南景製陶園) in Yokkaichi, Präfektur Mie, handgefertigt, aus Naturholz geschnitten und veredelt. Die Version Sumi Black wird mit Tusche (sumi) gefärbt und mit Öl versiegelt, was dem Holz einen tiefen, kühlen Ton verleiht, der sowohl zum Cone Small Yunomi als auch zur Hakodai-Schale passt. Sie ist leicht, angenehm in der Hand und trägt die stille Qualität von etwas zugleich Schlichtem und mit Sorgfalt Gefertigtem.

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South of Nagoya, along the shore of Ise Bay, Yokkaichi in Mie Prefecture has been a centre for Banko-yaki since the eighteenth century. The city's iron-rich clay and long firing tradition gave rise to a distinct stoneware character — dense, unglazed surfaces that age quietly with use. 南景製陶園 (Nankei Pottery) has worked within this tradition for decades, using a proprietary clay formula that has remained unchanged for more than fifty years. High-temperature yakishime firing drives off virtually all porosity, leaving a body that is hard, smooth to the touch, and subtly warm in colour.

The forms Nankei designs are spare and considered — nothing added that does not serve the tea. A kyusu pours cleanly; a yunomi sits without fuss in the hand. That restraint comes not from minimal effort but from sustained attention to proportion and weight. If you want to learn more about the people behind the work, our Behind the Sip article on Nankei Pottery goes further: Nankei Pottery — Banko-yaki in Yokkaichi.