Kyūsu

Kyūsu teapot for steeped tea inscribed with a waka poem by Ōtagaki Rengetsu, stoneware with rice-straw-ash glaze, mid-19th century, late Edo period-early Meiji era

A kyūsu (急須) is a traditional Japanese teapot mainly used for brewing green tea.

The common misconception is that a kyūsu always has a side handle. However, the word "kyūsu" merely means "teapot", even though in common usage kyūsu usually does refer to a teapot with a side handle.

The two most common types of kyūsu are yokode kyūsu (横手急須, side hand(le) teapot), which has a side handle and which is the more common type, and ushirode kyūsu (後手急須, back hand(le) teapot), which has a rear handle, just like teapots in other parts of the world;^[1] there are also uwade kyūsu (上手急須, top hand(le) teapot).

See also

• Japanese tea ceremony
• Tetsubin, a cast iron Japanese kettle

References

1. ↑ http://www.artisticnippon.com/japaneseteapots/kyusu.html

External links

Media related to Kyūsu at Wikimedia Commons

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