japanese teacup yunomi MYA035-E045

Yunomi teacups are the most basic, widespread kind of teacup, and are used for day-to-day tea drinking. Overall, they hold around six ounces of tea and are taller and heavier than the bowl-shaped Sencha teacup. Yunomi teacups are made with a variety of pottery methods, ranging from the iron-glazed black Seto method to the white-glazed Shino method; countless artisans create countless different designs, all hearkening as far back as the 16th century, if not more.