Tokusa Chawanmushi Cup with Lid

Traditional Tokusa Design

Traditional Japanese tokusa motif – Very delicate brush touch of light gray lines. The name features from the tokusa plant, which grows thin straight leaves. This brush work requires highly skilled artisan’s hand.

This is a classic-style cup with lid, engineered particularly for making chawanmushi (Japanese savory custard dish), and it’s served individually. You can also use it for other dishes to enhance your dinning experience.

True “Terroir” of Iga

Iga region, where this pottery is made, used to be the bed of Lake Biwa about 4 million years ago. The clay is coarse and consists of a high level of pre-historic fossilized microorganisms that leave the clay porous when fired. With this effect, when Iga-yaki (Iga-style) pottery is crafted by artisanal hands, it creates the signature wabi-sabi (“u