This small Banko-yaki side-handled kyusu (teapot) features a komon (small pattern), openwork, and a yuikan (loop handle). Banko-yaki is a type of pottery created in the mid-Edo period, during the Genbun era, by the wealthy merchant Nunami Ro-zan in present-day Kuwana, Mie Prefecture. * There are some age-related scratches and minor imperfections, but no noticeable chips or stains. Size: Lid receiver 6cm x Height including lid 6.5cm Keywords: Edo, Meiji, Taisho, Imari, Ko-Imari, Ofukei, Tobe, Seto, Ri-cho (Joseon Dynasty), Karatsu, Ayabe, Shigaraki, Hagi, Bizen, Sesshu, Nabeshima, Fushime, Satsuma, Negoro, lacquer, gold, white porcelain, celadon, bluish-white porcelain, sometsuke (underglaze blue), nishikide (overglaze enamel), iroe (colored enamel), akae (red enamel), yokoku (relief carving), rinka (petal-shaped), karakusa (arabesque), antique, vintage, retro, Mingei (folk art), kotto (antique), vidro (glass), art, ceramic artist, Nordic, uranium glass, Rosanjin, Masako Shirasu, Jiro Aoyama, Soetsu Yanagi, Fushime-yaki, Banko-yaki, Ko-Banko (old Banko), shirodei (white clay), Yodo-ken, katakuchi (lipped bowl), yuzamashi (water cooler), chaki (tea utensils), hobin (small teapot), kohiki (Korean-style white slipware), Banko-yaki