Japanese Teapot Kyusu Tokoname Youhen Clay Teapot 11.8 Fluid Ounces Fusen L161 (1)

I love drinking tea from a teapot but I often forget about it so I would wind up drinking a cold pot of tea. This one is a perfect size for two or three small cups or one 11-12 ounce mug. The teapot has a clay built in strainer inside and it works well. Some fine tea particles will get through but that doesn’t bother me. The matte finish of the clay exterior and handle is rough, almost gritty, and I like this. It’s not irritating or abrasive and it makes gripping the teapot easier. The handle is hollow and stays cool when brewing hot tea. It’s a bit of a hassle to clean it out when you’re finished because of the roundness of the teapot and the grooves inside but this is the case whenever using loose tea and a mesh strainer. I love this teapot and use it every day. I also loved the price I paid as compared to other retailers ($45-$60 for the same teapot).

A gorgeous teapot that steeps tea beautifully. I use it with loose & bag tea as well as reheating in the microwave. Simplicity at its finest.

Its a tad smaller than I thought, but I think it'd be perfect for brewing indy cups of tea. Have been researching clay pots for awhile and came across tokoname clay. I was excited to read all the wonderful reviews, not just on Amazon. I bought this to brew my Asian herbal tea/meds bc clay has properties that enrich earthy tea instead of chemicals or metal taste. I pondered glass pots as well, but am overall happy with this purchase.

Very nice and good material

Great teapot! Wash very well before using. Because it's from China I decided to boil it in water before trying it out. The water turned brown red just like the color of the pot. I scrubbed it well and put it back into fresh boiling water and the color didn't change at all.

Great everyday kyusu tea pot. Awesome texture and color pattern. The quality is very nice. One of my personal favorites.

This is a beautifully made tea pot especially considering the price. This tea pot is more Japanese inspired. Its capacity falls between a western style tea pot and that of a Chinese/kungfu tea pot.Full disclosure, I purchased this tea pot for making a small portion TCM tea, which it works perfectly.I've read one of the reviews regarding its size saying it's too large. I think that person might have compared it to Chinese kungfu style tea pots. The lid may not "fit snuggly" as kungfu tea pots. But I don't think it's fair to judge the quality of this tea pot using kungfu tea pot's standard, just as you wouldn't compare a frying pan to a sauce pan.Japanese tea pots don't necessarily require the lid to be fitted. I personally never even use the lid for sencha as sencha and some green/white teas don't need as much brewing energy as oolong, rolled teas or aged teas.

Came broken which revealed metal in the spout. Returned