ORIGAMI MATCHA

A spouted matcha bowl for whisking usucha, kneading a latte base and pouring it directly into the drinkware

The ORIGAMI Katakuchi Matcha Bowl “POUR” is an updates of the original ORIGAMI Katakuchi Matcha Bowl. With a reworked spout and a softly rounded base, you can whisk matcha and transfer it to a cup, glass, or pitcher from the same vessel.

How the Katakuchi “POUR” Handles Whisking and Pouring

The inside of the bowl curves down into a rounded base. A chasen needs open space at the bottom to move quickly in a W or M stroke, and the curved floor lets the tines travel through the tea instead of catching where the wall meets the base.

ORIGAMI reworked the spout on this version so it pours cleanly and completely. Matcha is a suspension rather than a solution, and the fine tea particles settle quickly once you stop whisking. A spout that empties the bowl fully carries that concentrate into the drink instead of leaving it on the wall.

The same bowl handles thin and thick preparations. Whisk a traditional usucha and drink from the bowl, or use less water and knead a thicker, koicha-style paste as a latte base. From there, pour it over steamed or cold milk, or over ice and sparkling water for a matcha soda.

Glaze to the Rim

On the “POUR,” the glaze is applied all the way to the rim, giving the bowl a more handmade finish than the original Katakuchi. Because glaze moves in the kiln, color and texture vary between pieces, and small drips or shifts in tone may appear around the rim. Each bowl is one of a kind.

Product Details

Preparing Matcha in the Katakuchi

Sift the matcha into the bowl, add water at around 70 to 80°C (158 to 176°F), and whisk with a chasen until the foam is fine and even. For a latte or soda, use less water to build a concentrated base, then pour it straight into the glass.

Pair the bowl with a bamboo chasen and chashaku. The ORIGAMI Matcha Whisk Stand gives the chasen a place to dry and hold its shape between sessions.

It is dishwasher and microwave safe, and it suits a home counter as well as the daily pace of a café bar.

The Bowl and Spout

•       Rounded base: Gives the chasen room to move through the tea, whether you are whisking usucha or kneading a thicker base.

•       Pour spout: Redesigned to pour cleanly and completely, so a latte or soda base moves from bowl to glass in one motion.

•       Glazed to the rim: The glaze extends fully to the rim, with natural variation in color and texture from bowl to bowl.

The Porcelain Surface

Depending on the color and production run, the porcelain surface may show fine irregularities or small pinholes. These come from how porcelain and glaze behave during firing and are part of the character of each piece.

What’s in the Box

•       Matcha Bowl: ORIGAMI Katakuchi Matcha Bowl “POUR” x 1

Specifications

A Mino ware porcelain stand that holds your chasen upright to dry, so the tines keep their shape from one bowl of matcha to the next

A chasen whisks best when its tines are evenly spaced and curled. Bamboo is at its softest straight after whisking, and a wet whisk left on its side or set down tines first dries with flattened or splayed tines. Once that shape drifts, the whisk aerates less evenly, and a fine, tight foam on usucha becomes harder to build.

The ORIGAMI Porcelain Matcha Whisk Stand is a small Mino ware porcelain rest, made in Japan, that holds a matcha whisk upright after use so the tines dry in their natural shape. In Japanese tea practice this tool is called a kusenaoshi, a whisk shaper.

How the ORIGAMI Whisk Stand Keeps a Chasen in Shape

The whisk sits inverted on the stand, handle up, with the tines resting around the porcelain form. Supported this way, they dry following the curve of the stand instead of pressing against a flat surface, and the inner and outer tines keep their spacing.

The stand is open at both ends, with a narrow opening at the top and a wider one at the base. This leaves room for air to reach the inside of the tines while they dry, rather than trapping moisture against the bamboo.

Mino Ware Porcelain

ORIGAMI makes the stand in Mino ware porcelain, part of a ceramic tradition with roughly 400 years of history in Japan’s Gifu Prefecture. The dense porcelain body is heat resistant to 120°C (248°F) and safe in the microwave and dishwasher, so it is easy to keep clean alongside your chawan and other tea tools.

Product Details

Using the Whisk Stand

After whisking, rinse the chasen in warm water, shake off the excess, and set it handle up on the stand to air dry. Leave it there between sessions, whether you whisk usucha daily or knead koicha now and then, so the tines are already in shape when you next pick it up.

The dishwasher and microwave guidance applies to the porcelain stand only. The bamboo whisk itself is best rinsed by hand in warm water and left to dry on the stand.

The Stand

•     Upright drying form: Holds the whisk handle up and tines down, so the tines dry around the porcelain rather than flattening against a counter.

•     Open top and base: Leaves the center of the stand open so air can move through the tines as they dry.

•     Mino ware porcelain body: Heat resistant to 120°C (248°F). Microwave and dishwasher safe.

The Porcelain Surface

Each stand is glazed porcelain fired in the kiln. Depending on the color and the production run, the surface can show fine texture or small pinholes, a natural result of how porcelain behaves during firing.

What’s in the Box

•     Whisk Stand: ORIGAMI Porcelain Matcha Whisk Stand x 1

Specifications