Wood-fired teapot with overlapping glazes by Teppei Ono.

Made in Kochi, Japan.

_ Dimensions

Height ~ 11.5cm

Length (spout to handle) ~ 18cm

Volume ~ 450ml

_ Care: Please rinse out the tea after use. The pottery is not recommended for dishwashers or microwave ovens. The colour of the teapot may vary slightly depending on the monitor and screen you use.

_ Bio: Teppei Ono was born in Ehime, Japan in 1958. Currently he works and lives in Kami-shi, Kochi prefecture.

In 1985, master potter Ono Teppei built a kiln on a small mountain in Tokoname. Later, in 2001, he built another which took three years to finish. He creates clay vessels in his personal quest to be free, writing that the power of art is not only resistance, but also the release of emotions that brings freedom.

Artist statement

Throughout my many lives, from the Jomon era, to the present, to the next and beyond, I have always felt and hope always to feel the touch of soil. These are the stories, layered within our very blood, in which I find myself. I am a man of the land, one whose life mirrors those who first inhabited the land, and my pottery exists for those who live off the land. Modern indigenous pottery. What is important are the realizations I have gained form my past selves and the light which art has shone on the darker regions within me. Believing in these things, I gather my courage and seek to create a light of my own.

Teppei Ono