Lead the tea ceremony with these traditional tetsubin teapots by the japanese cast iron teapot specialists kikuchi hojudo available in mottled grey blue and green each teapot has been handcrafted by skilled artisans from the japanese city of yamagataimmediately recognisable by their elaborate relief designs the traditional tetsubin cast iron teapot was originally heated over a charcoal fire and formed the centrepiece for the japanese tea ceremony todays tetsubin teapots are a unique fusion