Kyo Tokusa Japanese Matcha Gift Set – Made in Japan | 抹茶碗

✦ Why We Love It

京の静けさに、美が宿る。
Kyō no shizukesa ni, bi ga yadoru.
In the stillness of Kyoto, beauty finds its home.

Kyo Tokusa Japanese Matcha Gift Set – Made in Japan | 抹茶碗

There is something about this bowl that stops you. The Tokusa stripes — fine, vertical, impossibly even — are not printed. They are painted by hand, one by one, in the Kyo style that has defined Kyoto ceramics for centuries. The cream ground is warm. The finish is quiet. And when you hold it in both hands to drink, as the Japanese tradition asks, you feel the weight of something made with real care. We chose this set because it does not try to impress you. It simply is what it is — and that is exactly what makes it beautiful.

✦ A Little Piece of Japan

The name says everything. Kyo (京) is the character for capital — it is how Japan has referred to Kyoto for over a thousand years, the city where the emperor lived, where the tea ceremony was refined, where potters learned to make bowls that felt like silence. Tokusa (木賊) is the horsetail plant — a reed so slender and perfectly segmented that Japanese artists have used its form as a motif for centuries. Not because it is dramatic. Because it is honest. Kyo Tokusa is that honesty, fired in clay. At Tokyo Gallery, we believe you are not just buying a matcha set. You are learning something meaningful — and you are sending a little piece of that with it.

✦ Perfect For

For the person in your life who makes tea slowly, on purpose. For someone who has always wanted to try matcha properly — with a real chawan, a real chasen, and a moment of quiet. For a birthday, a housewarming, or simply because you saw this and thought of them. For someone who deserves something beautiful.

京の美は、静かに待つ。
Kyō no bi wa, shizuka ni matsu.
The beauty of Kyoto waits, quietly.

✦ What’s Included

• 1 × Ceramic matcha bowl (茶碗 / Chawan — Japanese Matcha Bowl) — hand-painted Tokusa vertical stripe in Kyo style
• 1 × Bamboo matcha whisk (茶筅 / Chasen)
• 1 × Bamboo tea scoop (茶杓 / Chashaku)
• 1 × Light green ceramic whisk holder (茶筅直し / Kusenaoshi)
• 1 × Edo Japan presentation box

✦ Product Details

• Ceramic matcha bowl made in Japan
• Japanese name: 茶碗 — Chawan — Japanese Matcha Bowl
• Curated by Tokyo Gallery — each item individually sourced from Japan and carefully paired to create a complete matcha ritual, presented in the Edo Japan gift box
• Each bowl is handmade — minor variations in stripe and glaze are natural and expected
• Hand wash only — not suitable for dishwasher or microwave
• Hand wash recommended for bamboo accessories

✦ Size & Details

• Bowl: approx. 13cm diameter × 7cm high — 500–550ml capacity
• Weight: 700g

✦ Order Today

This is the kind of gift people keep for years. Order today — and send a little piece of Kyoto with it.

At Tokyo Gallery, we believe in quality — and every piece is chosen with care. ありがとうございます / Arigatō gozaimasu — thank you for shopping with us.