A GIFT FROM THE MOUNTAIN

Green Tea including Japanese Green Tea and Chinese Green Tea

Aged Pu-Erh Raw Tea: >10 Years

Pu-Erh Ripe Tea

Flower Tea

Yellow Tea

White Tea: Both normal clay and purple clay will do.

TACHI MASAKI is the Certified National Grade Hand Craft Artist （伝統工芸士） He is specialized in purple clay, Banko Tea Pot. He is also certified as Human City Treasure of Yokkaichi City of Mie Prefecture: 四日市市無形文化財. Ultimately he is in the top five purple clay artist in Japan.

When he was at the age of 21 years old, he has already been awarded the Minister’s Prize in the exhibition. As it was, people started to call him “Genius”.

In Japan, his work is very well recognized by tea pot collectors and tea lovers. His product is very limited as each art piece is Specially Hand Made by him.

Tachi Masaki emphasizes that his tea pot is not only a beautiful art piece but it is also very functional. It is “Functional Beauty”. It is the design meant for brewing tea.

On top of the numerous prizes he was awarded in the past, he had an honor to present his work to The Prince and Princess of Japan (徳仁 & 雅子) when they visited Mie Prefecture. Now he is one of the auditors who select the new generation of Banko 伝統工芸士.