Asamushi | Gyokuro | Light-Steamed Teapots
Shiboridashi and Houhin teapots are best used for light-steamed green teas with large leaf particles such as gyokuro and asamushi-cha (light steamed green tea). Typically, they do not have a filter screen but may have holes in the spout, grooves on the interior, or nothing at all. These teapots are not suitable for fine leafed green teas such as fukamushi (deep steamed). While it's possible to brew regular steamed green tea with these teapots if you are careful, you would probably be best served with a teapot for general use for those teas. When it comes to brewing gyokuro or asamushi (light steamed) green tea, however, they are really the best type to use and if you are a regular drinker of these teas, you would be well served to invest in one.
Below is a video of our Shiboridashi and Houhin teapots being custom-made, you will only find these exclusively at O-Cha.com
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Mogake Hōhin Teapot
Handcrafted in Tokoname, Aichi prefecture Japan, this Mogake style Hōhin teapot was made with gyokuro and light steamed asamushi sencha brewing in mind. The teapot was wrapped with seaweed, causing the salt from the seaweed to oxidize with the clay making a unique pattern on the teapot. Since gyokuro should be brewed at a lower temperature and with double the amount of loose leaf (usually the most expensive green teas available), the use of this special set is ideal for gyokuro enthusiasts, allowing multiple infusions from the same gyokuro leaf.
This teapot matches perfectly with our mogake yuzamashi water cooler and mogake teacup.
How to Brew Gyokuro - Step-by-Step Instructions!
The teapot is intentionally made very small, holding just 135 ml of water. The lid fits the inside of the teapot wall perfectly. There is a very well made and thought out spout and the pour is smooth. This teapot is suitable for any gyokuro or light steamed green tea. You could probably use it with most medium-steamed green teas though you might get some clogging on the ceramic inner spout. Not suitable for deep steamed green tea as the fine, dust-like leaf particles.
About the maker Hakusan Katayama III
Mr. Hakusan was born into a family with a long standing pottery tradition in Tokoname, Aichi prefecture, a region famous for its outstanding pottery, and he studied under his father Tadayoshi's tutelage. He is a member of the Japan Sencha Crafts Association, and the Tokoname Hand-made Teapot Association. Mr Hakusan has won numerous national prizes for his pottery.
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Mogake Shiboridash Teapot
Handcrafted in Tokoname, Aichi prefecture Japan, this Mogake style teapot was made with gyokuro and light steamed asamushi sencha brewing in mind. The teapot was wrapped with seaweed, causing the salt from the seaweed to oxidize with the clay making a unique pattern on the teapot. Since gyokuro should be brewed at a lower temperature and with double the amount of loose leaf (usually the most expensive green teas available), the use of this special set is ideal for gyokuro enthusiasts, allowing multiple infusions from the same gyokuro leaf.
How to Brew Gyokuro - Step-by-Step Instructions!
The set is intentionally made very small, holding just 60-80ml of water. The lid fits the inside of the teapot wall perfectly and is tilted to whatever degree the brewer would like the gap to be to pour efficiently, eliminating the need for a filter basket. With perhaps the exception of deep steamed green tea, this tea set could also be used for other green teas.
About the maker Hakusan Katayama III
Mr. Hakusan was born into a family with a long standing pottery tradition in Tokoname, Aichi prefecture, a region famous for its outstanding pottery, and he studied under his father Tadayoshi's tutelage. He is a member of the Japan Sencha Crafts Association, and the Tokoname Hand-made Teapot Association. Mr Hakusan has won numerous national prizes for his pottery.
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Arita Teapot "Kohiki Budō"
A high quality handcrafted teapot from Arita Japan, Arita Teapot "Kohiki Budou" is perfect for brewing green tea. A small teapot, it would be best used for single cups of green tea. The infuser screen is deep rather than wide and is removable. Suspended off of the floor of the teapot, it allows the wet leaves to drain completely without remaining wet on the floor of the teapot in between subsequent infusions.
Holds 250ml / 8.5oz
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If you are in search of a teapot suitable for brewing asamushi-cha or gyokuro, the light-steamed teapots shown above would be the perfect choice.
