J. Steel Anagama Shiboridashi no.5 - 120ml

Jonathan Steel Anagama Shiboridashi no.5 - 120ml

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Jonathan Steele Jonathan Steele Studio, Redmond, WA, USA Jonathan studied ceramic art at the Oregon College of Art and Craft (OCAC), where he established a foundation and built connections within the wood-firing communities of the Pacific Northwest.

He first fell in love with gongfu tea while tasting Taiwanese Oolong roasted on the coals of the Anagama Kiln and began devoting his practice to teaware while serving as a Resident Artist at Pleasant Hill Pottery in Oregon, USA, in 2016.

In 2024, he was a Resident Artist at Togei no Mori in Shigaraki, Japan, and in 2025, he established his personal studio in Redmond, WA, USA. Jonathan uses a blend of stoneware and porcelain clays, incorporating wild glacial deposits of clay and sand from around Puget Sound near where he lives. He is involved with wood-firing communities in Oregon and Washington and fires Anagama as well as Western-style wood kilns using Douglas fir, red alder, maple, walnut, and oak for heat and ash.

Height: 7 cm (including lid)

Diameter: 10 cm

Volume: 120 ml.

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Before use: rinse in hot water and allow to dry completely before first use.

Maintenance: do not use detergents, dishwasher. Clean by hand, with clean water, without chemicals. Do not clean, clean, clean with detergents. Tea utensils should be left to dry after each use.