My trusty water kettle. I could do without many things, but I wouldn't want to miss this one! No hot water, not tea And this one makes sure the water is smooth!
Was a wedding gift, made by my pottery teacher (Fang Chi-Wen, Taiwan).
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Wow, very nice. How big is it?
Looks like you put it directly onto coals, too...?
Looks like you put it directly onto coals, too...?
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Don't have an exact measuring at hand, about 6-8 rounds of water for a medium sized gongfu pot. Ideal for the average session, with better tea, or when it is cold, I heat up a second kettle.Drax wrote:Wow, very nice. How big is it?
Looks like you put it directly onto coals, too...?
No coals at the moment (although I am planning to, and there is a matching stove for it), I just put it onto the gas cooker. But I like how water and flames keep developing a patina to the kettle, not dissimilar to a tea pot. A good tool should get nicer over time
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Wow, that's really neat... I wasn't expecting to see such marks on the outside from a gas stove. Very cool!
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Yesterday I just received another nice piece: Mino Mizusashi dated to Edo Period with a beautifully aged tomobako and writings.
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New unglazed Hong Seong-Il porcelain teapot + companions. Still haven't found a good match with tea for it yet, but I love the simplicity of the pot, and look forward to seeing how it ages as tea is brewed in it ...
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Be interested to see how it ages (patina possible?). Please let us know when you find the pot's best use. Thanks for posting. I like the look of it also.
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Nice shape, I agree – but won’t this kind of unglazed material “eat up” all the tea flavours?
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No. It shouldn't, as porcelain is a high fired clay. It is not as porous as Yixing clays.Bok wrote:Nice shape, I agree – but won’t this kind of unglazed material “eat up” all the tea flavours?
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I think the same thing. If it is high fired, as it should be, it probably is less porous than the average Yi Xing teapot.Tead Off wrote:No. It shouldn't, as porcelain is a high fired clay. It is not as porous as Yixing clays.Bok wrote:Nice shape, I agree – but won’t this kind of unglazed material “eat up” all the tea flavours?
The clay is from Korea?
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yes.William wrote:I think the same thing. If it is high fired, as it should be, it probably is less porous than the average Yi Xing teapot.Tead Off wrote:No. It shouldn't, as porcelain is a high fired clay. It is not as porous as Yixing clays.Bok wrote:Nice shape, I agree – but won’t this kind of unglazed material “eat up” all the tea flavours?
The clay is from Korea?
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Yes, it's a very nice clay--I have other porcelain pots with unglazed interiors (from the same artist, even), but never one that was completely unglazed. So far I've only tried one tea in it--a Taiwanese black tea. The result was ... interesting. It seemed to dampen quite a bit of the floral notes, and gave it an almost salty taste. It was very strange. But I think I'm going to try some junjaek and bi lo chun with it next--hopefully green tea will be more to the pot's taste!Tead Off wrote:No. It shouldn't, as porcelain is a high fired clay. It is not as porous as Yixing clays.Bok wrote:Nice shape, I agree – but won’t this kind of unglazed material “eat up” all the tea flavours?
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Both of my pots from Seong Il are unglazed porcelain, and I am quite happy with the one brewing green oolongs, and the other traditional roast oolongs.
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Bagged a spur of the moment, iga yaki chawan. Will post pics when it arrives.