Description
Everything in the five-piece set plus the pieces that turn making matcha into something you set a table for. This is the one people buy as a present.
What’s in the box
- Chawan — wide ceramic bowl with a pouring spout
- Chasen — 100-prong bamboo whisk
- Whisk stand — ceramic
- Sifter — fine stainless mesh
- Chashaku — bamboo scoop
- Bamboo serving spoon — wider bowl, for decanting from a tin
- Ceramic rest — for the scoop and spoon
- Woven mat — sets the working area, catches the inevitable dust
Arrives in a printed gift box. Nothing in the parcel shows a price, so it can be sent directly to whoever it is for.
Looking after it
- Soak the chasen prongs in warm water for 30 seconds before the first use of the day.
- Rinse bamboo in warm water only — no soap, never a dishwasher.
- Stand the chasen on its holder to dry, never flat.
- The bowl and holder are ceramic: dishwasher safe, but hand washing keeps the glaze better.
About the glaze
These are reactive glazes fired in Dehua, the porcelain town in Fujian that has been making tea ware for six centuries. Reactive means every piece comes out slightly different — the depth of green and the way it breaks over the raised pattern will not be identical to the photograph. That is the glaze working, not a fault.
Japanese-style form, made in China.
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