宝瓶ほうひん

noun

handleless Japanese tea pot

A small, handleless ceramic pot used for brewing Japanese green tea, especially high-grade sencha or gyokuro. The pot is held by the body and poured directly.

• 宝瓶ほうひんで淹いれた煎せん茶ちゃは格かく別べつだ。

  Sencha brewed in a handleless tea pot is exceptional.

• 急きゅう須すと宝瓶ほうひんの違ちがいがわかりますか。

  Do you know the difference between a kyusu and a houhin?