Sakura and Wind Pattern Copper Tea Canister Bizan or blue and white

or blue and white

The colorful and dynamic iridescence of the mother-of-pearl covers a large part of the chopsticks

This rectangular blue and white plate features simple blue tokusa stripes

the warmth and thickness of this bowl helps keep the freshly prepared matcha green tea drink warm

using a porcelain base preserved as vintage stock at Kinzan kiln

Sakura and Wind Pattern Copper Tea Canister Bizan or blue and whiteThis copper tea canister made by Seigado, a metalworking workshop in Niigata Prefecture, features a purple gold color. Each piece is handmade using the traditional hammering technique of tsuiki. The upper lid has an incised sakura pattern. The lid has a double structure with another copper plate under the incised pattern. The pattern and coloring are named kazemon (wind pattern) to evoke the image of wind flowing in a purple gold color. This copper