+1Ooh nice Hohin! And good work grabbing more of Ken's stuff. People will miss it when its gone!
Hojo got first and second batch of Iga pots coming in Nov-Dec. Get saving!
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Nov 9th, '15, 17:10
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+1 Tsubo, what are the sizes of those two kyusu? The Kutani piece is also very lovely!Frisbeehead wrote:Nice pots there Tsubo!
I especially like the Yohei one. The handle on it is unique and that red/orange spot contrasts nicely with the color of the pot. What is your favorite thing about it?
Also the designs on the kutani pot are very cool.
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Thanks. I think it's the rough finish that makes it look like a pumice stone when touchedFrisbeehead wrote:Nice pots there Tsubo!
I especially like the Yohei one. The handle on it is unique and that red/orange spot contrasts nicely with the color of the pot. What is your favorite thing about it?
Konishi's kyusu is 350 ml to the brim and 200 ml usefull茶藝-TeaArt08 wrote:+1 Tsubo, what are the sizes of those two kyusu?
The Kutani one is smaller, with 200 ml to the brim and 100 - 150 ml usefull
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So in the past I've not had much luck getting hold of/keeping a natural clay gisui pot. The first I had was stunning but I let it go to a teachat member as I bought another expensive pot at the same time and couldnt keep both. The second was the one from the group buy but unfortunately while it did function 75% of the filter holes were sealed by the spout base and choked on quite a few teas, I since found a black tea drinker to let that one go too and they love it and use it all the time without issue, but I missed the pot dearly!. Very kindly a teachat member sold me this stunning little Gisui pot. And while a few of the holes are sealed 80% are fully working and handling sencha like a champ! Feels like christmas has come a little early for me.
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Recently made this acquisition, a Shimizu Ken Nosaka back-handle. The pot has such a nice shape and feel in the hand. Very easy and comforting to hold. What really amazed me was the clay. It rounded out the sencha in a way I haven't yet experienced. The tea was even smoother to drink than from the Mumyoi and the aftertaste was prolonged in effect.
A bit of a balancing act on the last brew. Wanted to make sure I got every last drop out of the fukamushi!
These guys are now brothers. A good combination, to go back and forth between the Mumyoi and Nosaka clay.
Once again, thanks Alex and Xell for both teapot and tea, respectively.
A bit of a balancing act on the last brew. Wanted to make sure I got every last drop out of the fukamushi!
These guys are now brothers. A good combination, to go back and forth between the Mumyoi and Nosaka clay.
Once again, thanks Alex and Xell for both teapot and tea, respectively.
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Found this in a new shop of secondhand Japanese stuff. They weigh it then tell you the price. This was .21 kilos, so 40 baht! It has a very thin crack on the bottom that is visible both inside and out but so far it doesnt leak.
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@Puerlife nice find!
I just received my first kyusu! I mostly drink Chinese teas so this is a fun new thing to try.
I just received my first kyusu! I mostly drink Chinese teas so this is a fun new thing to try.
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Lovely lines for such a bargain (especially after I checked the exchange rate!).Puerlife wrote:This was .21 kilos, so 40 baht!
Dramatic glaze on this one--do you know who made it?steanze wrote: