NEW! Official Teaware of the Day!

I love Tachi Masaki's teapots, although sometimes I feel that they are too "perfect" for me. I discover that I prefer more and more asymmetry, "defects" in teaware. Good thing about this teapot is that it combines the style I like and a very good glaze with a nice effect on tea. After Shimizu Ken and Tachi Masaki's teapots, I wouldn't have been able to just use only a "pretty" teapot. It has to deliver.

I think my next step will be to try a reduction-fired kyusu from Yamada So, but I'll have to wait for the right item as these babies are expensive... Akira has also been working on a new clay. I'll see which one comes first.

by **Alex** » Feb 14th, '13, 15:51

Re: NEW! Official Teaware of the Day!

by Alex » Feb 14th, '13, 15:51

David R. wrote:I love Tachi Masaki's teapots, although sometimes I feel that they are too "perfect" for me. I discover that I prefer more and more asymmetry, "defects" in teaware. Good thing about this teapot is that it combines the style I like and a very good glaze with a nice effect on tea. After Shimizu Ken and Tachi Masaki's teapots, I wouldn't have been able to just use only a "pretty" teapot. It has to deliver.

I think my next step will be to try a reduction-fired kyusu from Yamada So, but I'll have to wait for the right item as these babies are expensive... Akira has also been working on a new clay. I'll see which one comes first.

I may have to buy a Yamada Sou pot at some point....don't think I can hold back forever. :lol:

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by **teaisme** » Feb 14th, '13, 16:04

Re: NEW! Official Teaware of the Day!

by teaisme » Feb 14th, '13, 16:04

speaking of Tachi Masaki, intersting kutani-yaki style on banko

Now to have something on there besides perhaps flowers or bamboo...

by **edkrueger** » Feb 14th, '13, 21:05

Re: NEW! Official Teaware of the Day!

by edkrueger » Feb 14th, '13, 21:05

"kutani-yaki style on banko"

You mean spraypaint-yaki?

by **Alex** » Feb 15th, '13, 05:10

Re: NEW! Official Teaware of the Day!

by Alex » Feb 15th, '13, 05:10

edkrueger wrote:
"kutani-yaki style on banko"

You mean spraypaint-yaki?

They're not to my taste. :oops:

They're a bit Pimp my Banko :lol:

by **Maneki Neko** » Feb 15th, '13, 10:14

Re: NEW! Official Teaware of the Day!

by Maneki Neko » Feb 15th, '13, 10:14

Alex wrote:They're a bit Pimp my Banko

Whahahahaha! :lol:

I think it'd look cool if the seasonal motifs were very shallowly engraved into the pot's body, like the artist's signature. And without colours added.