Purple (Shidei) Yuzamashi Banko Ware by Otsuku Shun tea set and helps with mental fatigue

and helps with mental fatigue

four 35ml tasting cups

an area near Mount Fuji

Much like the sustenance this milk-rice pudding provided to the Buddha

This chawan matcha tea bowl is decorated with Japanese "Sakura" cherry blossoms

Purple (Shidei) Yuzamashi Banko Ware by Otsuku Shun tea set and helps with mental fatigueThe origin of Banko ware ("Banko yaki") dates back to 1736 in Yokkaichi, Japan, when an 18 year old named Rozan Nunami built his own kiln to make ceramics for his favorite pastime, Chano yu (ceremonial tea). Rozan would stamp Banko" () (everlasting) or Banko Fueki" () (changeless) on his ceramics with the hope that they would live forever and be handed down from generation to generation. After Rozan's death, his brothers revived the teaware style,