Workshop

Kigata Banko teapot workshop

Kigata Banko Yaki was invented 190 years ago by Japanese craft artist Yugetsu Mori (1808-1882). He applied a puzzled wooden mold technique to teapot-making for green tea ceremonies. After the teapot takes shape, the wooden mold can be cleverly deconstructed and removed from within. This technique allows the teapots to keep the warm handmade feel while being very thin and light, perfectly suitable for drinking green tea.

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This time we are going to make teapot with Japanese traditional wooden mold.

During the workshop, you will make teapot and green tea cups (optional). After the firing with 1230 degrees carious in the kiln, you will get glazed (/ or unglazed) your original own teapot. Mostly it takes about three weeks to be finished.

<Workshop Schedule>

10;45 Welcome

11;00 Start workshop

• Wrapping thin rice paper on wooden mold

• Wrapping clay on the paper

• Add bottom

• Finish upper part of body

• Make smooth surface

• Make whole for spout

13;15-13;45 Lunch pause

 (Japanese lunch) Handmade Miso soup, rice balls with Umeboshi flavor, Egg roll with seaweed and sesame leaves, fermented vegetable pickles. (with reservation)

13;45-15;30 Workshop

• Make a lid

• Attach spout to body

• Attach handle to body

• Dissolve wooden mold and take out.

• *Optionally make green tea cup. 

*At a moment due to covid-19, workshop is postponed. Please send us email to resister on the waiting list for the next workshop. 

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