Ode to the Kyusu

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How many Kyusu do you own? And bonus question, how many do you use? So, 2 answers are permitted.

1
89
20%
2-3
96
22%
4-5
42
10%
6-7
14
3%
8-10
10
2%
11-14
6
1%
15 or more
10
2%
I USE 1
63
14%
2-3
67
15%
4-5
23
5%
6-7
6
1%
8-10
3
1%
11-14
3
1%
15 or more
10
2%
 
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by Geekgirl » May 18th, '11, 23:42

Maybe Spice tea? He who controls the Spice tea, controls the teachativerse?
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by Chip » May 18th, '11, 23:51

:lol:
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by TIM » Jun 13th, '11, 11:10

Finally, the Kyusu fever had landed on me.... :lol:

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Ippodo's Tokoname Yakishime
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by tortoise » Jun 13th, '11, 11:50

Glorious, Tim. :D
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by Stentor » Jun 13th, '11, 12:33

Looks really nice! Ippodo's pics on their website don't do it justice at all.
How's the lid fit?
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by TIM » Jun 13th, '11, 12:58

Stentor wrote:Looks really nice! Ippodo's pics on their website don't do it justice at all.
How's the lid fit?
Thanks Guys :D I am very happy with it, specially it came with their top grade sincha. The lid fits great and its very thin and light, matches my table :wink:
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by tortoise » Jun 13th, '11, 14:59

Stentor wrote:Looks really nice! Ippodo's pics on their website don't do it justice at all.
Doesn't look like the same pot. At all. I wouldn't want the one in the photo, but the one you received is beautiful.
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by Chip » Jun 14th, '11, 01:06

About time Tim-San! :mrgreen: I guess now I will have to get a Yixing. :wink:
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by tortoise » Jun 16th, '11, 08:47

Chip wrote:About time Tim-San! :mrgreen: I guess now I will have to get a Yixing. :wink:
Up is down and down is up!

These are end-times indeed.
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by Stentor » Jun 16th, '11, 10:32

Tim, I think that the surprising awesomeness of the Ippodo kyusu requires you to show us more action-photos of it! :wink:
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by odarwin » Jun 17th, '11, 02:55

Stentor wrote:Tim, I think that the surprising awesomeness of the Ippodo kyusu requires you to show us more action-photos of it! :wink:
+1 :D
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by IPT » Jun 17th, '11, 04:43

I agree. On the website it does not look too wonderful, but your photograph really does. I am tempted to buy one myself. Any chance of a side view?
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by Poohblah » Jun 20th, '11, 17:51

My first piece of japanese teaware, a tokoname kyusu. I got it in Kyoto. It's rather inexpensive. Slip cast, no maker's chop or mark anywhere on the pot. But it brews tea nicely :) nice lid fit and pour. About 250mL give or take. Plugging the hole in the lid stops the flow as it should. On the outside is carved the famous phrase "ichigo ichie" (一期一會). I think I'll use it only for sencha.
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by debunix » Jun 20th, '11, 18:09

Pretty shiny thing.
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Re: Ode to the Kyusu

by TIM » Jun 21st, '11, 12:08

IPT wrote:I agree. On the website it does not look too wonderful, but your photograph really does. I am tempted to buy one myself. Any chance of a side view?
Sorry for the delay chatters... overwhelmed by work lately :cry:

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2495/585 ... e77348.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5023/585 ... f14ddc.jpg

Enjoy :wink:
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