備前焼/Bizen Kiln
備前焼 Bizen
備前燒即是以紅木燒成的陶器，用來燒製的陶泥，來自備前的稻田。泥土需放在陶井中蘊釀十年才用來製成器皿。
手作備前燒另一特色是以紅松木燒成，每件出品的顏色，都會因為溫度而有變化，所以每件陶器都是獨一無二。
備前燒(Bizen) 陶器有甚麼好處呢？
用備前燒杯飲茶、清酒、咖啡，會改善飲品的味道！
原因是陶泥中的「離子」﹙Ion﹚會淨化水質，另外，陶器的表面有微小的洞，令盛載的液體帶有更多空氣，中和飲品的味道。
不過，不是所有備前焼陶器都有改善茶水味道的功能，還要視乎生產陶窯和匠人們如果處理用來製作陶器的泥土。當然，你可以在香茶房找到我們細心挑選出來，會改善茶湯丶清酒及咖啡等味道的備前燒茶具。
備前燒茶壺 Bizen Tea Pot
備前燒茶壼來泡茶，令香茶的口感更柔和、圓潤。備前燒茶壼特別適合用來泡味道濃郁的茶，如黑茶﹙普洱﹚和日本綠茶，它有助中和濃中的苦澀味，令茶味濃郁而不苦。
Water becomes very mild and round.
Tea, especially, green tea or Pu er Tea, becomes less bitter and more rich.
備前燒盛酒器 Bizen Sake sets
以備前燒酒瓶和酒杯來品味日本清酒，令普通清酒變成美酒！備前酒器，除了外形獨特，更有特別「功能」！
用備前酒瓶存放清酒於雪櫃之中，一夜之間令酒味及酒質變得醇厚。
"Ordinary sake becomes Premium Sake"
Quality of sake taste becomes completely different as using Bizen sake sets.
Especially Bizen sake sets are suitable with sake from Bizen.
備前燒茶杯 Bizen Cups
用備前燒茶杯飲茶、酒﹙日本清酒或威士忌！﹚、咖啡，甚至啤酒，令一杯飲品變得不一樣。
有興趣可以來香茶房了解更多關於備前燒的故事。
Just using cup of bizen will change water quality.
Visit Kaorisabo shop and try the difference.
Bizen Matcha cup was preferred by Sen Rikyu, tea ceremony founder.
Its function and simplicicity elegance are very suited to Sen Rikyu concept of tea ceremony.
花器 Flower Pot
備前燒陶器較透氣，以這種薪燒陶器來插花、養花，瓶裏的水保存較佳，植物能從水中得到更好的滋養，生長得更健康、鮮活。
Bizen flower pot could sustain the flowers keep beautiful longer time.
Or even the flowers becomes more healthy and beautiful in the flower pot.
How Bizen produced
製作備前燒的泥土非常講究。粘土主要來自稻田﹙香茶房出售的一款大吟嚷備前幻，正正以備前的稻米製造！﹚，自地面兩米以下取出。粘土需要放置一旁，醞釀十年，才用來製作陶器。
醞釀過的陶泥會變軟，放置窯燒後，出來的備前燒陶器，表面帶一層自然釋出有如「釉」般的光澤。
Bizen is surrounded in many of small mountains.
Tens of thousands of years soils of these mountains come down to the ground.
Soil of Bizen is from rice paddy.
Collected from 5-10m underground.
After collected, the masters mix with water and filter out the soil in order to remove dust and separate the size of soil.
Then stay and mature the soil for 10 years.
After the fermentation of soil,
soil becomes more smooth and sticky as the bacteria in the soil produced many of good nutrition then beautiful patterns will be occurred after the artwork burnt.
陶土經發酵後，陶匠以雙手將陶土揉捏成泥團，減少泥中空氣，令成品燒成後的硬度平勻。
After the fermentation, kneading the soil by hand, called "Kiku Neri".
This process makes hardness of the soil equal and air to go out.
備前陶器全由人手製作。
All the shaping is by hand
只有熟練的技師，才能製作出上佳的備前燒作品。
Only a experienced master can produce the beautiful art work.
備前燒仍沿用傳統方法，以紅松木高溫燒製。
Using red pine tree for fire kiln process.
備前燒須放在窯中，以攝氏 1300 度或以上的高溫燒14天而成。故需大量紅木燒成。備前陶器燒成後，不會立即從窯中取出，而是留在窯逐漸降溫，約十天後才從窯中取出。故此，岡山的備前燒工房，不少每年只「開窯」燒 2至4次，產量限定。
Fire kiln for 14days, keep 1100-1200 degree, Using a lots of woods.
After 14 days, wait 10days for cooling down.