Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

[Tead Off]

Here is an exhibition of Teabowls in Oxford, UK that began today. Even Yamane Seigan is showing there.

[Pig Hog]

Some amazing bowls there! Would like to go and take a look but oxford's not all that convenient for me.

[Jaymo]

Here is an exhibition of Teabowls in Oxford, UK that began today. Even Yamane Seigan is showing there.

I love the 3 bowls by by Camille Virot, the bowls by Chuck Schwartz, and the really rough pieces by Charles Bound near the beginning! The Seigan stuff is beautiful as well. I wish I could see them in person! Thanks for sharing that link!

[Tead Off]

I also thought many of the bowls quite lovely and some of the glazing techniques were really spectacular.

I've looked at the Seigan chawan for years. I like his yunomi/guinomi very much, but I just can't get past the clunky look of his thick, white chawan. That style of foot takes away a lot of elegance for me. I like yunomi with this treatment, though.

[William]

Here is an exhibition of Teabowls in Oxford, UK that began today. Even Yamane Seigan is showing there.

Beautiful exhibition, thanks for sharing!

That style of foot takes away a lot of elegance for me.

Agree!

[Seeker]

Thanks for the link - checking it out now!

[Seeker]

from yesterday's matchawan,
the koudai.

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[ShawnP]

from yesterday's matchawan,
the koudai.

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Where is the rest of the pics seeker?? You can't do this to me man.

Shawn

[Seeker]

so sorry shawn - this is the koudai for the chawan I posted pics of the other day - so on the last thread page.
I don't think I had ever shared it's koudai - bad form! - so I wanted to amend that omission.
cheers mate!

[brandon]

http://vimeo.com/110731658

At the end of the clip sensei pauses for a moment to reflect, and goes right back to piling her tea mountain higher.

[tingjunkie]

http://vimeo.com/110731658

At the end of the clip sensei pauses for a moment to reflect, and goes right back to piling her tea mountain higher.

Mountain is right. Damn.

[blairswhitaker]

This is a raku bowl made by the ninth generation raku, Ryonyu (1756-1834).

Sadly I was only able to handle this gem, but did not get to enjoy any matcha out of it.





here is something else interesting and matcha related, an ivory chashaku carved to look like a feather,

[debunix]

How did it feel in the hand? Light? Sturdy? Slick? A little rough?

Just curious, and a wee bit envious. Gorgeous thing.

(And some extra photos slipped in while I was posting--I was referring to the chawan. Hadn't seen the lovely ivory piece.)

[blairswhitaker]

this is a kyo yaki bowl that was made by Etsuke Jisshu, I did the painting of the plum tree, and then it was fired...













matcha was seika no shiro by fukujuen.

[blairswhitaker]

How did it feel in the hand? Light? Sturdy? Slick? A little rough?

Just curious, and a wee bit envious. Gorgeous thing.

(And some extra photos slipped in while I was posting--I was referring to the chawan. Hadn't seen the lovely ivory piece.)

It was pretty light, felt a bit slick, the body it's self was kinda bumpy and had a freeform feeling to it, the glaze was very smooth for the most part and had slick feeling to it.