Katatsuki (“shouldered”) tea caddies represent
the pinnacle of the Takatori ware technique.
Numerous warlords would sacrifice everything
for the beauty and art they desired.

Fine clays from the Edo period,
natural glazes produced in Kyushu, and techniques transmitted through
the generations, one person at a time.
It is this miraculous trinity that gives rise to the peerless tradition of Takatori ware.

Immersed in the art of tea ceremony ceramics,
master artisans pour their personal sensibilities
into each and every process, enhancing and
refining their skills continually.

The constant challenge of innovative expression, always preserving tradition.
Look at the works of successive generations of Miraku masters,
who have always looked to the past to find inspiration for the new,
drawing on over 400 years of history.

The Japanese aesthetics of entertaining guests using artistic tea utensils.
Since the tea ceremony was established in the late 15th century,
tea ceremony ceramics have incorporated
the accumulated refinements of a long history.