Tea Cups, Ash (pair)

Two small handleless cups, 150 ml each, sized for tea poured from a pot rather than a mug. The walls flare so the rim is comfortable to drink from, and the bare clay foot gives a dry place to hold.

With no handle they get hot: fill them about two-thirds full with just-boiled tea and hold them by the foot and the rim. They are sold as a pair, both in the glaze you choose.

Ash is a satin glaze, not glossy, with dark iron speckles that fall differently on every piece. Being the palest, it shows tea marks on the inside soonest; a paste of baking soda lifts them.

Specification

• Glaze: Ash (satin oatmeal white with iron speckles)
• Two cups, same glaze
• Capacity: 150 ml (5 fl oz) each, to the brim
• Size: approx. 7.5 cm across the rim, 6.5 cm tall (3 × 2.6 in)
• No handle; bare clay foot ring
• Weight: approx. 0.3 kg for the pair (0.7 lb)
• Material: stoneware, glazed inside and out, with a bare clay foot
• Glaze safety: lead-free. Applied by dipping, so the glaze line at the foot is uneven and differs from piece to piece
• Dishwasher safe (top rack) and microwave safe; not for stovetop, oven or freezer
• Dispatched from Hong Kong within 2 to 4 business days

Care. Rinse after use and let the piece dry before you put it away; the bare clay foot darkens a little when wet and dries back. Top-rack dishwasher use is fine, but washing by hand keeps the glaze looking newer for longer. Microwave safe. Keep it off the stovetop, out of the oven and out of the freezer, and avoid shocking it: do not pour boiling water into a piece that has just come out of the fridge. More on Care & Materials.