This has a wide flat base, so it is very stable. Large capacity. (Sorry that I don't have scale out, but typically I put in 3 oz water plus 9 oz latte, way below rim. Ask ounces/ml. Want to say pint, but verify!) I whisk a matcha paste in it, so am happy that there is room for a bamboo whisk(chasen). The sides are without slope, so contain from sp
...Read MoreRead more about This has a wide flat base, so it islashing upward. I like the red contrast of clay bottom with the ivory glaze. I did choose ivory in order to evaluate the true color tones of my matcha powder.
Be aware that the actual tone is a little less white than perhaps the screen values replicate. And the loop handle does hold, but not for more than single finger to thumb.
I began collecting pieces for mindfulness rituals around coffee,espresso,Japanese and Chinese teas. At first, I wanted tiny cups for gong fu cha or to fit under my lever espresso. Then I had some chawan for whisking with a chase. Then I had a few single spouted sake vessels for mixing bowl service. This is allowing more to and fro space to generate frothiness without hitting the sides because it has the best base.
There is a low circular center billow which is from being on a wheel. It is solid, but not too heavy. The rim is not too thick for my sipping form. There's a slight shaping just below the rim for an elegance. The glaze has concentrations on edges of handle and rim. Some mineral speckling individuality. Read LessRead less about This has a wide flat base, so it is