White Bizen Teapot / Hitoshi Morimoto sakura inspired by red-painted pottery from

inspired by red-painted pottery from late Ming and Tianqi periods in China

Takao Togashi achieves this effect by applying a mixture of tin and charcoal powder to the surface

Size: φ65/h60mm

building on the area’s 400-year history of copperware manufacturing

White Bizen Teapot / Hitoshi Morimoto sakura inspired by red-painted pottery fromHitoshi Morimoto uses clay made from tado, a rice field clay sourced from paddies around Bizen City. Due to its high shrinkage rate in the kiln, it is tightly fired, making it naturally water resistant without the need for glazing. Its color varies based on kiln placement and ash distribution, resulting in diverse surface expressions. Similar to traditional Bizen ware, these pieces are fired without glaze, but in a kerosene kiln to minimize browning,