A friend of mine had a garage sale, and I scored this hand-painted tea set. It is stoneware, in the Kioko pattern made for Pier One. It has been discontinued. I like the Japanese look and feel of the pot, which is different from most of the other pots in my collection. It is just begging me to make matcha. I bought a tea, but I can't read much on the package, except that it says on the back that it is made of, "powdered sencha." I don't actually own a matcha wisk, so I'm going to have to improvise!
