Ichimatsu Checkered Red Washi Paper Wrapped Tea Canister (L) - Japanese Chazutsu Tea Tools This small and elegant chawan

This small and elegant chawan features a weathered cream white glaze

Unlike porcelain saucers

and Kawagoei in Gifu Prefecture

even though in common usage Kyusu usually refers to a teapot with a side handle

Ichimatsu Checkered Red Washi Paper Wrapped Tea Canister (L) - Japanese Chazutsu Tea Tools This small and elegant chawanJapanese Washi Paper covered metal tea tins are designed with traditional Japanese patterns and handcrafted techniques. Japanese Washi paper inspires strength, beauty, and quality. Traditional Washi paper is made from the fibers of the Gampi tree, the Misumata Shrub, the Mulberry bush, Bamboo, Hemp, Rice, and other natural materials. The natural fibers, bark, and flower petals provide great texture and character to these papers from Japan. As Washi