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{{Short description|Japanese type of teacup}}
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[[File:Karatsu chawan MBA Lyon E554-371.jpg|thumb|[[Karatsu ware]] ''yunomi'', stoneware, Edo period, 16th–17th century]]

A {{Nihongo|2=湯のみ|3='''yunomi'''}} is a tall form of a Japanese [[teacup]], typically made from a [[ceramic]] material and having no handle.

==Description==
Yunomi teacups are tall with a trimmed or turned foot. They are usually held with two hands. Unlike the more formal [[chawan]] tea bowl which is used during the [[Japanese tea ceremony]], the yunomi is made for daily or informal tea drinking.<ref name="Japanese mug">{{Cite web |last=Ali |first=Mazlan |date=15 November 2017 |title=An Introduction to Japanese Teacups: What is a Yunomi? |url=http://www.artofjapanesetea.com/tea-utensils/what-is-a-yunomi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922084510/http://www.artofjapanesetea.com/tea-utensils/what-is-a-yunomi/ |archive-date=22 September 2022 |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=Art of Japanese Tea}}</ref>

==Variations==
There are special pairs of yunomi called {{Transliteration|ja|meoto yunomi}}.<ref>Nussmeier, Hannah. ''[https://cardinalscholar.bsu.edu/bitstream/handle/123456789/196230/N87_2011NussmeierHannah.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y Preservation: A Solo Ceramics Show.]'' Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 2011, p. 11.</ref> {{Transliteration|ja|Meoto yunomi}} usually consist of two cups with the same pattern (sometimes in different colours) but slightly different sizes and often slightly different shapes (the larger cup being the "husband" and the smaller being the "wife" cup).<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haruhara |first=Yoko |date=9 July 2019 |title=How folk craft found its place in the art world |work=The Japan Times |url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/07/09/arts/folk-craft-found-place-art-world/ |access-date=5 October 2022}}</ref> This pairing is popular for wedding gifts.<ref name = "Japanese mug"/>

==Genre==
Many contemporary potters, both in the East and West, make yunomi. As a genre, the yunomi has become a much-collected item.

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