Editing Teapot (section)

=== Japan ===
[[File:Household-kyusu-feb5-2015.jpg|thumb|A traditional Japanese teapot, ''[[kyūsu]]'', is commonly used for making Japanese green tea, ''[[sencha]]''. It often has a handle on the side of the pot]]
The ''[[kyūsu]]'' (急須), a common and traditional teapot in Japan, differs from the Chinese teapot in that it has a handle facing sideways to the spout.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=政光 |first=高宇 |title=日本茶の世界 |date=14 July 2022 |publisher=講談社 |isbn=978-4065286135 |series=講談社学術文庫 |language=ja |chapter=茶道具あれこれ 急須について }}</ref> However, some ''kyūsu'', like their Chinese counterparts, have the handle opposite the spout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=All you need to know about Japanese teapots |url=http://www.artisticnippon.com/japaneseteapots/kyusu.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702055502/http://www.artisticnippon.com/japaneseteapots/kyusu.html |archive-date=2009-07-02 |access-date=2009-06-15}}</ref> ''Kyūsu'' is frequently made of ceramics.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=急須(キュウス)とは？ 意味や使い方 |url=https://kotobank.jp/word/%E6%80%A5%E9%A0%88-52096 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=コトバンク |language=ja}}</ref>

The ''kyūsu'' has its origins in a Chinese tool used for tea ceremonies.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last1=西村 |first1=俊範 |last2=ニシムラ |first2=トシノリ |date=Nov 2020 |title=江戸時代の急尾焼・急須 |url=https://kyotogakuen.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/1407 |journal=人間文化研究 |language=ja |issue=45 |pages=27–29}}</ref> Although the Chinese tool may have been used to boil water, it is unclear if it was used to steep tea back then.<ref name=":1" /> In Japan, ''kyūsu'' has been used since at least the 18th century.<ref name=":1" />

The side arrangement of the handle is considered unique to Japan.<ref name=":0" />{{sfn|Ukers|1935|pp=436-437}} However, the same feature can be found in some Chinese tools mentioned above.<ref name=":1" />