Japanese Kyusu Style Tea Set - For Green Tea - Four Cups
Ships from the UKA kyusu-style teapot with four small cups, designed around the quiet ritual of serving green tea. The teapot's side handle and low, rounded body follow the shape of the traditional Japanese kyusu, made for pouring with one hand while steadying the lid with the other. The glaze runs from soft cream at the shoulder down through rose and olive green, and each piece carries that same tonal shift, so the set feels cohesive without being uniform.
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A kyusu-style teapot with four small cups, designed around the quiet ritual of serving green tea. The teapot's side handle and low, rounded body follow the shape of the traditional Japanese kyusu, made for pouring with one hand while steadying the lid with the other. The glaze runs from soft cream at the shoulder down through rose and olive green, and each piece carries that same tonal shift, so the set feels cohesive without being uniform.
Japanese Kyusu Style Tea Set - For Green Tea - Four Cups
Japanese Kyusu Style Tea Set - For Green Tea - Four Cups is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
About this product
What you'll notice
- The side handle sits perpendicular to the spout, giving you control as you pour and keeping your hand clear of the heat.
- The glaze flows in bands of colour, warm cream fading through dusty pink into deep olive, with a soft, slightly textured finish that catches the light differently as you turn each piece.
- Each cup is small and handleless, sized for slow sipping rather than gulping, encouraging you to pour, drink, and pour again.
- The arched bamboo handle over the teapot adds a natural counterpoint to the glazed ceramic, and it lifts clear when you need to remove the lid.
The ritual it invites
This set is built for the slower, more attentive way of drinking green tea, the kind where you steep small amounts, pour into small cups, and refill as you go. The kyusu shape, with its side handle and generous built-in strainer, is traditionally used in Japan for steeping sencha and other delicate loose-leaf greens, where water temperature and steep time matter. You warm the pot, add the leaves, pour water just off the boil, wait a minute or two, then pour. The small cups mean you finish each serving while it's still at the right temperature, and the ritual of refilling becomes its own quiet punctuation through the afternoon.
Materials and finish
The teapot and cups are ceramic with a reactive glaze that settles in tonal bands as it cools in the kiln, so each piece shows slight variation in where the colours meet. The teapot's overhead handle is bamboo, arched and smoothed, and designed to stay cool to the touch. A fine mesh strainer sits just inside the spout to catch loose leaves as you pour.
What's included
The set comprises one side-handle teapot with integrated strainer and bamboo overhead handle, and four matching handleless cups. The teapot's capacity suits two to three full rounds of pouring across the four cups, enough for an unhurried session with one or two other people. It arrives boxed, and the presentation makes it suitable for giving.
Care and use
Rinse the teapot and cups with warm water after each use. The reactive glaze and bamboo handle mean handwashing is the safer choice; avoid the dishwasher and do not microwave. Store it somewhere dry, and the bamboo will age gently without splitting.
A considered gift
It suits someone who drinks green tea regularly and appreciates the slower rhythm of a proper pot and cups, or anyone drawn to Japanese design and the quiet ceremony tea can bring to a day. The tonal glaze and the completeness of the set make it a thoughtful present for a housewarming, a milestone birthday, or simply for someone building a more mindful corner at home.
Colour
Green