Hōroku tea roaster #1 | Saori Yamazaki

焙烙 山崎さおり

Handmade unglazed hōroku tea roaster by Saori Yamazaki with handle bound with the stem from the akebia vine.
The wide ceramic base with passage leading through the open handle and the pure, unglazed Shigaraki clay with high heat capacity make Saori Yamazaki’s hōroku ideal for hand-roasting tea, for example for making your own hōjicha.

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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: L215 x W130 x H60 mm (incl. handle)

Weight: 439g

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