*SHIPPING OPTIONS VARY DEPENDING ON THE DESTINATION, PLEASE SCROLL TO THE END OF THIS LISTING FOR MORE DETAILS.

This listing is for a TINY Mumyoi-ware kyusu made around 20-30 years ago and stamped ‘Sado Kinginzan Aikawa’.  The stamp means that the clay for this little kyusu was sourced from the Aikawa gold and silver mine on Sado Island.   It is wheel-thrown and has a capacity of 100ml, which is only enough for one gulp of tea.  The spout area has a built-in strainer on the interior to prevent tea leaves from escaping when pouring, and two stamps referring to the mine can be found on the bottom.  *PLEASE CHECK THE SIZE CAREFULLY BEFORE ORDERING, THIS IS A TINY TEAPOT.

Mumyoi-ware refers to the red clay pottery produced on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture. The main production area is in Aikawa-cho, which is also home to two Living National Treasures.  Sado is synonymous with its gold and silver mine, and Mumyoi pottery is made using vermilion clay dug from the mine and surrounding mountains.  Sado's red clay was originally sold as a wound medicine, and is characterized by an extremely large amount of iron oxide and other minerals contained in the soil.  Compared to Tokoname vermilion clay, it has a slightly darker reddish colour and more of a moist appearance.  Oolong tea brewed in unglazed Mumyoi teaware has a completely different aroma to tea brewed in pots made of artificially coloured red clay.    

Size

H.6.3cm (2.4”) x 10.4cm (4”) from side to end of handle                                                        

Condition

It’s in very good condition with no chips or cracks.                                                               

THESE ARE SHIPPING ESTIMATES BASED ON THE CURRENT GLOBAL SITUATION                                                                 

**Germany, France, Greece, Spain, Poland, Austria, Slovakia, Lithuania, Slovenia:  NO SHIPPING.  Very strict and expensive packaging laws in place and we are not licensed to send products to these countries.  We have no plan to register at this time because the process is in some cases very expensive and complicated, plus each country has its own set of regulations and application process. 

**USA:  EMS Express (approx. 7-15 days).  Combined shipping available (please send us a message) but please note that the price does not get cheaper for Airmail or EMS, in fact it becomes more expensive.  If you want to save money and don't mind a very long 3 month wait, request sea mail (11-12 weeks depending on processing and backlogs at destination ports). Inexpensive Airmail Small Packet option unavailable.

**UK and Canada:  EMS Express (approx. 7-15 days).  Combined shipping available (please send us a message) but please note that the price does not get cheaper for EMS, in fact it becomes more expensive.  If you want to save money and don't mind a very long 3 month wait, request sea mail (11-12 weeks depending on processing and backlogs at destination ports). Inexpensive Airmail Small Packet and regular Airmail is currently unavailable.

**Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, Norway: Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-28 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).

**Asia:  Airmail ePacket (approx. 15-21 days).  Combined shipping available up to 2kgs for Airmail ePacket (please send us a message).

**Russia:  No shipping methods available.