Handmade Japanese Banko-Yaki Yokkaichi Kyusu Teapot Collection Color:140ml Left-Handed Purple Clay Kyusu Winter Harvest Datong Organic High

Winter Harvest Datong Organic High Mountain Oolong

Smoky teas can sometimes feel too intense

the tea leaves are placed in an oxygen-deprived setting

and mineral-rich soil help tea trees produce naturally balanced

Handmade Japanese Banko-Yaki Yokkaichi Kyusu Teapot Collection Color:140ml Left-Handed Purple Clay Kyusu Winter Harvest Datong Organic HighJapanese Banko Yaki Kyusu (Yokkaichi) Teapot Collection While many tea lovers are familiar with Chinese Yixing teapots, Japan has its own long tradition of unglazed purple clay teapots known as Shidei (). The most famous are produced as Banko yaki in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, where they've been crafted for generations. Interestingly, the clay doesn't start out purple at all. In its natural state, it's a yellow clay. During firing, however, a special