Hand-Pinched Matcha Tea Cup — 8.5 oz Ceramic | Strabella
Designed for a calmer daily matcha ritual — bamboo tools, ceramic pieces, and gift-ready presentation.
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A hand-pinched stoneware matcha cup designed for daily use. The 8.5 oz (250ml) capacity and wide-mouth opening fit a standard bamboo chasen — enough room to whisk usucha without splashing, compact enough for a kitchen counter, desk, or travel bag.
Each piece is formed without a mold and fired with a milky-yellow tulip glaze to a soft matte finish. The color reads warmer in natural light, slightly cooler under artificial. Wall thickness, rim profile, and glaze pooling vary between pieces — this is how hand-pinched ceramics work.
- Capacity: 8.5 oz / 250ml
- Material: Hand-pinched stoneware ceramic
- Glaze: Milky yellow, tulip form, soft matte finish
- Microwave-safe: Yes
- Dishwasher-safe: Yes — top rack recommended
- Works for: Usucha matcha · pour-over coffee · loose-leaf tea · warm oatmeal
On chasen fit: The opening accommodates a standard bamboo whisk for home usucha preparation. This is not a ceremonial chawan — traditional chawan run wider and shallower — but it handles daily matcha without adjustment or additional equipment.
On variation: Color and form will be close to the photo. Minor differences in rim line, wall thickness, and glaze distribution are inherent to the hand-pinching process — not defects.
- Ships from the US — typically 2–3 business days
- Free shipping on orders $35+
- 30-day returns on unused items
- 1-year warranty
- Rated 4.9 / 5 stars
- Your Strabella Product — Premium quality, designed for daily use
- Care Guide — Tips for maintaining your product
- Premium Packaging — Gift-ready presentation
Free standard shipping on orders $60+. Ships within 1 business day. Standard 3-5 days, express 2-day available at checkout.
Please refer to the included care guide for detailed maintenance instructions specific to your product. Proper care ensures lasting quality and performance.
1-year Limited warranty against manufacturing defects. 30-day hassle-free returns. If you're not completely satisfied, we'll replace or refund — guaranteed.
The story behind the product
Strabella Handcrafted Ceramic Matcha Bowl
A hand-glazed chawan where the shape itself is part of how good matcha gets made
Hand-applied glaze
Each Bowl's Glaze Pattern Is Applied by Hand and Varies Slightly
The glaze on this chawan is brushed on by hand rather than dip-coated by machine, which produces the tonal variation and depth you see in the photos. Two bowls from the same batch will have the same base color but different surface movement — pooling, brushstroke direction, minor variation in the glaze layer thickness. We consider this a feature, not a quality inconsistency. Mass-produced ceramic has a uniformity that looks good in a product photo and feels anonymous in the hand. This doesn't.
Chawan geometry
The Bowl Shape Exists Because It's the Right Shape for Whisking
A chawan isn't just a wide bowl — the proportions are deliberate. The curved interior walls allow the chasen (bamboo whisk) to move in a full W-stroke without the tines catching the wall or the bowl base. The wider mouth gives the foam room to develop at the surface. Drinking matcha from a mug works, but the wide mouth of the chawan cools the liquid faster, lets you smell the aroma as you drink, and gives you better visual access to the foam. The shape matters in practical ways.
Real daily use
The Bowl That Changes How You Think About the Morning Routine
Most people who start using a proper chawan report that the bowl itself changes the pace of their morning matcha. Something about holding a piece that was made by hand, with a shape that has centuries of refinement behind it, slows you down in a way a mug doesn't. It's not mysticism; it's just that the object asks for a certain amount of attention, and that attention is the point. This bowl is dishwasher safe on the top rack, but most people who use it daily find they'd rather wash it by hand.
From Lisa
The Piece I Use Every Morning Without Exception
I've tried to integrate matcha into my mornings with mugs, with travel cups, with ceramic I already had. None of it stuck until I got a proper chawan. The bowl changes the experience — it feels like the beginning of something intentional rather than a task to check off. This is the specific bowl I use, the one we developed and had made for Strabella. I'm proud of how it came out. — Lisa
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