Yamakiikai Fuku-gata Ame-glazed Teapot, W12

Banko ware teapots. This type of pottery is produced mainly in Yokkaichi City and Komono Town in Mie Prefecture. It is said to have originated in the mid-Edo period, and was designated a traditional Japanese craft in 1979. Its most distinctive feature is its "purple clay" color. Made without a glaze, Banko ware teapots with purple clay are special teapots that develop a lustrous appearance the more they are used. A traditional Japanese teapot.