{"product_id":"small-vintage-tea-cup-hagi-ware-japanese-pottery","title":"Small Vintage Tea Cup | Hagi Ware | Japanese Pottery","description":"\u003cp\u003eSmall vintage Hagi ware yunomi with a softly textured feldspathic glaze showing warm beige tones and scattered iron speckling typical of traditional Hagi clay bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a small chip on the rim as shown in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eH 7.5 cm x W 5.4 cm  \/ 94 g\u003cbr\u003eHolds 100ml\u003cbr\u003eCondition ★★☆☆☆\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHagi ware is a type of pottery produced in the Hagi area of Yamaguchi Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003eHagi ware has long been known as a favorite of tea masters, and there is a saying, “First Raku, second Hagi, and third Karatsu\" \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the clay is coarse, it has high permeability, water retention, and heat retention properties. Moisture permeates through fine cracks on the surface (kannyu), which are created by the difference in shrinkage rate between the clay and glaze, and reaches from inside the vessel to the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter many years of use, tea and sake permeate through these cracks, changing the color of the vessel's surface appropriately and giving it a withered appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis penetration gradually changes the color of the vessel as it is used more and more, giving it an indescribable wabi-like flavor.\u003cbr\u003eThis change is called \"Hagi's seven transformations\" and is a characteristic appeal of Hagi ware.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kinsen.tokyo\/collections\/tea-ware\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExplore more tea ware in our collection.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kinsen.tokyo\/pages\/credit-card-payment\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: #bf1616;\"\u003eFor CREDIT CARD PAYMENT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"KinsenTOKYO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47910967902453,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0607\/3925\/6565\/files\/vintage-hagi-yunomi-small-tea-cup-angle-view.jpg?v=1775028431","url":"https:\/\/kinsen.tokyo\/products\/small-vintage-tea-cup-hagi-ware-japanese-pottery","provider":"KinsenTOKYO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}