Ippuku Matcha Tea Set with Purple and Green Furoshiki

The Ippuku series is a luxurious matcha tea set that beautifully integrates traditional Yamanaka lacquerware craftsmanship with modern versatility. This set, accompanied by an elegant furoshiki featuring the traditional and auspicious same komon "fine sharkskin pattern" design in purple, includes a matcha bowl chawan, a natsume (matcha container), a chashaku (tea scoop), a coaster, a footed plate, a matcha whisk, and a matcha whisk holder.

To make matcha, first spread out the furoshiki and place the utensils on it. Then, prepare matcha in the wooden matcha bowl using the whisk, placing it on the wooden coaster. The footed plate is ideal for serving sweets to accompany your tea. 

When carrying this set in the furoshiki, stack all items neatly, then place them on the furoshiki. Secure the snap and tie the left and right ends of the furoshiki together. The Ippuku set is light and conveniently portable. It allows for easy preparation of matcha anywhere, especially outdoors on a fine day. It's also recommended for beginners in matcha preparation.

Ippuku means "a cup of tea" in Japanese. Holding the matcha bowl, you can feel the warmth of the wood, bringing a sense of calm. Take a break and enjoy matcha together with this set.

Nishimoto

Nishimoto, deeply rooted in the tradition of Yamanaka lacquerware, specializes in the manufacture and sale of lacquerware, tea ceremony utensils, and related accessories. Holding a significant market share in tea ceremony items, particularly matcha bowls, their commitment is focused on making the enjoyment of matcha's taste and ambiance easily accessible, a sentiment that is infused into each of their creations.

Yamanaka lacquerware, also known as Yamanaka Shikki, is a lacquerware produced in the Yamanaka Onsen (hot spring) district of Kaga, Ishikawa prefecture. This lacquerware is unique in that it blends the natural elegance of the wood grain with the elegant maki-e technique of sprinkling gold, silver, or other colored powder onto a lacquer painting.

With its beautiful wood texture, delicate and robust Yamanaka Lacquerware is evolving day by day, incorporating a modern sense of design while inheriting a tradition that has lasted for 400 years.