Handleless teapot

In use#

Asahiyaki identifies its celadon S model as product 44580. The maker explicitly describes 150 holes of 1.5 mm in the body and gives a capacity of 120 mL. Those details document this model’s construction. They do not establish the strainer or volume of every vessel sold as hōhin.

朝日焼 · 宝瓶 青磁 S · 44580

Form#

The wide mouth receives leaves and water. The lid covers it while the short lip directs the infusion. The drawing does not expose the perforations documented for the Asahiyaki model.

Capacity#

Measure the individual vessel to the intended fill level. Exterior dimensions and the form name do not determine working volume. Published product capacities belong to the named model.

Object and context#

The maker lists diameter 90 mm and height 70 mm, excluding the spout from the stated size. The hand must contact the body, so handling depends on its actual temperature. Choose the water temperature for the tea and check the vessel before gripping it. The name alone supplies no safe handling temperature.

朝日焼 · 宝瓶 青磁 S · 44580

In other traditions#

• Counterpart of Gaiwan 中China. Japanese Wikipedia reports a theory that the hōhin derives from the gaiwan; recorded as counterpart, not derived-from, until a stronger source is read.²

Other recorded fields#

Ambiguities

• Note: Strainer: a retailer says hōhin have a built-in strainer and shiboridashi do not, while Japanese Wikipedia says strainerless pouring through the lid gap (絞り出し) is especially common in hōhin. The two names overlap in use.²

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