Chakōro tea aroma burner | Saori Yamazaki

茶香炉 山崎さおり

Unique unglazed chakōro handmade by Saori Yamazaki.
茶香炉 chakōro literally translates to ‘tea aroma burner’, and it is traditionally used to heat tea leaves over candles or other sources of high heat. This releases the aroma inherent in the tea leaves, which gradually infuses into the room like incense.
The chakōro of Saori Yamazaki is based on her own unique hōroku form and presents a highly original interpretation of the genre, consisting of a total of four carefully crafted ceramic parts: saucer, candle base, cylindrical holder, and mini-hōroku tea burner.

Measures in total 13 cm x 10,5 cm

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Description

About Saori Yamazaki | 山崎さおりについて

saori yamazaki

In her studio located a bit outside of Kasama town in Ibaraki prefecture, Saori Yamazaki specializes in making artisanal teaware.

Each piece is made fully by hand, thrown from Saori-san’s own unique clay body which she blends herself from iron-rich Shigaraki clay. Combined with her distinct carbonized firing technique, the high iron content of the clay of which Shigaraki is famous, helps smoothening the taste of the tea.

While a dedicated potter of teaware, Saori-san is also a passionate tea drinker, and every sip of tea seems infused into her ceramic practice.

All alike yet never the same, it is as if Saori-san’s works embody the fleeting spirit of ichi-go-ichi-e; where continuous variations in shapes and glazes give birth to ever-new forms of expression, testifying to a deep sense of creativity that imbues each piece and which, alongside their impeccable functionality, makes them a real joy to use in one’s daily life.


Producer | 生産者

Saori Yamazaki

Origin | 産地

Kasama, Ibaraki

Measures | 寸法

Dimensions: H130 x W105 mm (all parts combined)

Weight: 415 gram

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