Who doesn’t love the knock on the door from a delivery man. Today I received my new teapot that I ordered from Analogue Life, along with a sencha cup(tea cup for green tea) that I ordered as well.

Looky here a parcel
Looky here a parcel

This is a replacement one as the first one went to a new home.

Opening up
Opening up
Two smaller parcels
Two smaller packages inside
Almost open
Almost open
Nearly
Nearly
There it is
There it is

I like this one as it has a square shaped knob on the lid which gives a bit more character.

The teapot is by Hisao Iwashimizu of Kukan Chuzo and is called Egg teapot. Obviously the name indicates that it has a slight egg shape. It is made of cast iron with an enamel interior and holds 300ml of green tea. It also features a delightful roughened surface that looks almost like the surface of the moon. It also has a removable mesh strainer which makes disposing of pesky tea leaves much easier.

Up close and personal
Up close and personal

Some of the best cast iron ware comes from Iwate Prefecture in Japan. I discovered Hisao Iwashimizu’s pieces on a show called The Mark of Beauty which airs on NHK World. It was a half hour episode about NambuTetsubin.

Not having much awareness about Japanese cast iron it was a fascinating show to watch. It primarily dealt with Nambu Tetsubin,which is the Japanese name for cast iron kettles. The kettles featured in the show are quite amazing, especially when you see the antique pieces.

The difference between cast iron kettles and  teapots is that the kettles are not enameled on the interior where as the teapots are. The kettles are used for bringing the water to temperature and are able to withstand direct heat, and the teapots are purely for brewing the tea in.

Below is a link to a site that has some more information and videos:

https://www.ana-cooljapan.com/contents/shopping/movie/ironware/INT13011192

My little sencha cup is by a brand called Sfera.

If you like Japanese homewares, kitchen utensils, ceramics etc I recommend Analogue Life. Service has been great and delivery very fast and reasonable.

https://www.analoguelife.com/en

Some time in the future I will buy a full size Nambu Tetsubin and a brazier for heating the water.

Thanks for dropping by!!