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Awwwww - cute! I haunt the local antique malls and thrift shops, but I've never seen that one before. Love the cups!

I have a similar pot, the knob on the lid is a bit different.
No cups tho.

GREENWOODSTUDIO wrote:I could not resist the price of this vintage set, so I just bought it on Etsy. Obviously it's massed produced, the teapot looks like it could be fun. It measures about 3"x3" and has a built in strainer. Anyone ever seen this set before? I figured what the heck

I have several pieces in that pattern, including some cups, a gaiwan, and a pot which is missing the lid. My cups are a different shape, but same pattern. They have translucent areas on them made by placement of grains of rice which disintegrate during the firing. I always just call them my "rice pattern" pieces, but I don't know more about them than this. I have some pure white rice pattern pieces too... they are very striking when filled with green tea and backlit.

Finally got around to taking some photos of my tea cup that my wife bought me for Christmas. Its hand-made Japanese and she got it from Postcard Teas in London.



Its got a sprinkling of these marks all around it:



They feel like they're positioned exactly where your fingers go when you hold it.

GREENWOODSTUDIO wrote:I could not resist the price of this vintage set, so I just bought it on Etsy. Obviously it's massed produced, the teapot looks like it could be fun. It measures about 3"x3" and has a built in strainer. Anyone ever seen this set before? I figured what the heck

cute set, i have the exact same set, but mine came with a tea tray... its round and has the same pattern as the pot and cups. did your set came with the tray too?
i think i must have gave that set away during our house renovation, i cant seem to find it any more...

No tea tray I haven't actually received this yet. This is the sellers picture, so I look forward to giving it a test run. The placing of rice in the clay before firing is giving me all kinds of ideas for my own work

My antique tetsubin isn't a new purchase, but I can now use it again!!!

It works on my new induction stove - unexpected joy!!!





oops, shoulda dusted it first. lol.

tenuki wrote:My antique tetsubin isn't a new purchase, but I can now use it again!!!

It works on my new induction stove - unexpected joy!!!





oops, shoulda dusted it first. lol.

This is a bronze lid and hollow handle tetsubin, it is old style, and I assume it is high end, judging from the "skin" of the iron.
Does it have a nice white fur inside? How is the water from it, and for what types of teas will you use it.

Oni wrote: Does it have a nice white fur inside? How is the water from it, and for what types of teas will you use it.

It's got both some white fur and a couple of muted rust patches. I had to clean off some weird patches inside and then soak it in tea for days to get the taste adjusted to my liking. I use it mostly for green tea (wonderful), but lately have been trying it out for some oolongs and puerh as well with good results. I've only had it for a couple years, and the last few I haven't been able to use it much due to my old stove being too random (sometimes it would just 'go red' for no reason). Looking forward to using it alot again.

beautiful pieces

enjoyed the views

here's a yunomi ready for shincha

Gorgeous! I love that piece!

Wow, I really love the glaze on that yunomi!

bonjiri wrote:beautiful pieces

enjoyed the views

here's a yunomi ready for shincha

And what a beauty it is!

Fantastic "rice" set Greenwood! Really like the cups on this set. The pot sounds rather tiny?

Great gift from the wife, el Gringo!

That is a fantastic tetsubin, tenuki, certainly one of the nicest I have seen.

Fantastic "Heavenly White" yunomi, Cory. Is this the one on your etsy? If so, I should move this and the replies to your TA topic.

thanks for your kind words

actually, the one pictured is one i'm keeping, my wife sort of acquired my last yunomi... so, long story short, i needed one. seems k-chan seems to collect yunomi. hehe

i made two. the one pictured is very very twisted and ''shaped". for me. LOL

the 8cmx8cm is similar, but shorter in stature and on etsy.