{"product_id":"sai-katakuchi-matcha-bowl-sokon-blue-japanese-mino-ware-handcrafted-ce","title":"SAI-KATAKUCHI Matcha Bowl Sokon Blue Japanese Mino Ware Handcrafted Ceramic Tea Bowl 600ml","description":"\u003cp\u003e✨ A Masterpiece Infused with Japanese Tradition — \"SAI-KATAKUCHI\" Matcha Bowl (Deep Indigo \/ \"Sokon\") ✨\u003cbr\u003eExperience the timeless beauty of Mino-yaki (Mino ware) from the Tono region of Gifu Prefecture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e☘️ Product Features\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e• 🇯🇵 Authentic Mino-yaki — A traditional Japanese craft boasting centuries of history; entirely made in Japan.\u003cbr\u003e• 🎨 \"Sokon\" (Deep Indigo) Glaze — A rich, deep blue hue that lends an elegant, sophisticated air to your tea time.\u003cbr\u003e• 🫖 *Katakuchi* (Spouted) Design — Features a graceful spout for smooth pouring of matcha, dashi stock, dressings, and more.\u003cbr\u003e• 🤲 Entirely Handmade — Crafted by hand from shaping to glazing; subtle individual variations give each piece a unique character.\u003cbr\u003e• 🍵 Versatile 600ml Capacity — Perfect for whisking matcha, but also ideal for serving soup or displaying as a beautiful decorative piece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e📖 How to Use\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003eStep 1: Before first use, rinse gently with lukewarm water to remove any dust.\u003cbr\u003eStep 2: To prepare matcha, sift 1–2 scoops of matcha powder into the bowl.\u003cbr\u003eStep 3: Pour in approximately 70–80ml of hot water (around 80°C) and whisk briskly with a *chasen* (tea whisk) until frothy.\u003cbr\u003eStep 4: Enjoy directly from the bowl, or pour into a cup using the spout.\u003cbr\u003eStep 5: After use, wash gently by hand with mild detergent, rinse thoroughly, and allow to air-dry completely before storing. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e📋 Product Specifications\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e• Product Name: SAI-KATAKUCHI Matcha Bowl — Sokon (Deep Indigo)\u003cbr\u003e• Material: Porcelain (Mino-yaki ware)\u003cbr\u003e• Dimensions: Approx. 12.5 cm (diameter) x 8 cm (height)\u003cbr\u003e• Capacity: Approx. 600 ml\u003cbr\u003e• Origin: Gifu Prefecture, Japan\u003cbr\u003e• Color Variations: Sokon (Deep Indigo), Sumigasumi (Ink Black\/Hazy Ink), Kohaku (Amber), Suiteki (Green Droplet)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e⚠️ Usage and Care Instructions\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e• As each piece is handcrafted, there may be slight variations in size, weight, color, and the appearance of the glaze. We hope you enjoy these unique characteristics that reflect the artisan's craftsmanship.\u003cbr\u003e• Small pinholes (traces of air bubbles) or glaze pooling (areas where the glaze is thicker) are natural characteristics of ceramics. All products have passed strict quality inspections.\u003cbr\u003e• Actual colors may vary slightly depending on your monitor settings or lighting conditions.\u003cbr\u003e• The glazes and materials used contain no substances harmful to the human body; please use with confidence.\u003cbr\u003e• Hand washing is recommended to preserve the beauty of the glaze.\u003cbr\u003e• Avoid sudden temperature changes (such as pouring boiling water into a cold vessel), as this may cause cracking.\u003cbr\u003e• Unless otherwise noted, use in a microwave or dishwasher is not recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CHAWARE Japanese Culture \u0026 Lifestyle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51737675792662,"sku":null,"price":26.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1007\/6805\/5574\/files\/sg-11134207-8258s-mqpmrlvfm0pa6a.jpg?v=1787218600","url":"https:\/\/shop.chaware.com\/ja\/products\/sai-katakuchi-matcha-bowl-sokon-blue-japanese-mino-ware-handcrafted-ce","provider":"CHAWARE Japanese Culture \u0026 Lifestyle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}