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TeaRoadie set at MIL's this evening ... really bangin' mystery (for now) asamushi session!

Soma set which I reserve for the road ... travels in a Chabitsu (pictured).

Chip wrote:Last evening ...


... with what else ... sencha!

Love that kyusu!

So pretty--love the colors in the cups especially!

This morning's tea ...





Tea: da hong pao
Teapot: zhuni (I think) yixing
Teacup: celadon yunomi by Nathan Bray

This afternoon's tea

A Miyazaki Kamairicha prepared in a Tokoname kyusu from Aichi (brand new--just broke my trusty main kyusu), decanted in a glass chahai, and served in an Arita porcelain cup. The komon-print canister in the background is where I store this particular tea.

That's a very pretty cloth, hopeofdawn.

amaranto wrote:That's a very pretty cloth, hopeofdawn.

Thanks! It was actually a thrift-store find ... it's amazing what's hidden there sometimes.

Morning/afternoon tea today ...



And the christening of a new Seong-Il pot! 100 ml porcelain pot with unglazed interior, saggar-fired.

Tea: phoenix reserve from New Century Tea Gallery
Cup: jingdezhen hand-painted porcelain, courtesy of Teaswap, as is the copper chataku as well.

This afternoon, enjoying some Zei Shi Dan Cong from Tea Habitat in a small Greenwood Studio cup, brewed in a 50mL 'yixing' teapot, whose polishing has been sadly neglected, but I vow to make up for that now, both cup and pot dwarfed by Petr Novak's yuzamashi.

Tead Off wrote:

Chip wrote:Last evening ...


... with what else ... sencha!

Love that kyusu!

Thank you! Me too!!!

hopeofdawn wrote:This morning's tea ...

Thanks for sharing the new TeaTable in action. Love the wares!

amaranto wrote:

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This afternoon's tea

A Miyazaki Kamairicha prepared in a Tokoname kyusu from Aichi (brand new--just broke my trusty main kyusu), decanted in a glass chahai, and served in an Arita porcelain cup. The komon-print canister in the background is where I store this particular tea.

Thank you,amaranto. Nice detail of the players!

hopeofdawn wrote:Morning/afternoon tea today ...



And the christening of a new Seong-Il pot! 100 ml porcelain pot with unglazed interior, saggar-fired.

Tea: phoenix reserve from New Century Tea Gallery
Cup: jingdezhen hand-painted porcelain, courtesy of Teaswap, as is the copper chataku as well.

That is a beaute S-I!!! However, I am curious about the chataku/saucer!!!???

debunix wrote:This afternoon, enjoying some Zei Shi Dan Cong from Tea Habitat in a small Greenwood Studio cup, brewed in a 50mL 'yixing' teapot, whose polishing has been sadly neglected, but I vow to make up for that now, both cup and pot dwarfed by Petr Novak's yuzamashi.

Great eclectic mix!

"Gyokuro Training!!!" Korean Shib, Korean Yuzamashi, Japanese Natsume held the single serving of "Mystery Gyokuro."


"Mystery Asamushi" in Kenji Kyusu.



A pair of pinched Guinomi by Kashun await delicious sencha.

I've always loved that Kenji kyusu. Such a classic.

my watanabe tozo kyusu and kashun samashi, with a mino yaki porcelain cup. serving up some kyokuro suimei from den's tea.


IMG_0357 by blairswhitaker, on Flickr

Hopeofdawn wrote:

Chip wrote:Cup: jingdezhen hand-painted porcelain, courtesy of Teaswap, as is the copper chataku as well.

That is a beaute S-I!!! However, I am curious about the chataku/saucer!!!???

Thanks, Chip! Sadly, I do not have any pics of my own that show off the chataku by themselves--but I got them in this swap from Ambrose: http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=70&t=15490 . His pictures are much better than mine! I really do like them--oddly enough, not only do I like the look, but whenever I clink a cup or teapot against the edge, they also make this lovely ringing chime sound. An unexpected bonus!

... ohhh, the swap. Opportunity missed.

Hagi SO Tempest with mystery asamushi brewed in a mysterious Touju Kyusu. Oh, and realllly old "supporting actor" chataku. (I think we need a "best supporting actor" topic for teaware that is never THE star but shines anyway ... been wanting to for a while actually)