Soda-Fired Teapot with Bamboo Handle | Handmade Pottery | Deep Burgundy Brown Glazed Ceramics | Ideal for a Tea Ceremony

Thrown on the potter's wheel with recycled stoneware, painted with iron oxide, and covered in a red shino glaze this teapot was finished in the soda kiln. The unpredictability of the atmospheric soda firing and the bamboo handle lend a sense of age to this piece. For a tea ceremony it could be paired with a set of 3 or six teacups (links below). https://www.etsy.com/listing/1471699420/ceramic-teacups-handmade-soda-fired-set?click_key=ade8bafb50010438a20e0b4792c53a7b2349da0f%3A1471699420&click_sum=c48d27bb&ref=shop_home_active_15&frs=1 19cm high with handle; 16oz capacity Soda firing is an atmospheric process in which soda bicarbonate (baking soda) is diluted with water and sprayed into a gas fired reduction (oxygen starved) kiln at it's top temperature. The result is a the formation of a hard silica layer on the surface of the clay and a range of colors unique to this type of firing.