In those days, special tea bowls were so valuable that it was said one could exchange a single tea bowl for a whole province; in particular, 'Hatsuhana,' 'Nitta,' and 'Narashiba' were called the three most special tea bowls in the world.
当時の名物茶器は国一つと交換できるレベルの価値だったが、その中でも「初花」「新田」「楢柴」は天下の三大名器と言われている。