Feb 5th, '10, 18:59
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Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
since I'm new to the site I can't resist showing off some of my collection, hahaha. a Cha Xi arrangement for some guests in the lovely So.Cal Winter. Including a tea set named "Lichen" and a small Chabana vase, these are all my own wares you can also see my favorite kettle a Sori Yanagi.
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Feb 5th, '10, 19:19
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Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
A Sencha-do arrangement, the pot and cups where made by my teacher and the waste water jar was made by me.
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- an odd duck, a japanese inspired pot made of my teachers typical style throw in china, then fired in the USA in a Noborigama
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Feb 5th, '10, 19:27
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Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
...Sencha-do continued
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- mmm... Shan Izumi Sencha
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Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
Nice set up neighbor!! I didn't know you were in SoCal too. And a little purple Ca bougainvillea clipping in your sweet little vase. 
Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
Wow!
Love your pots and cups!
Great set up.
I bet your guests were thrilled! (I would've been).
Cheers.
Love your pots and cups!
Great set up.
I bet your guests were thrilled! (I would've been).
Cheers.
Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
New cup from TeaChat's TeawareArtisan D. Michael Coffee (shyrabbit) Ceramics:
Feb 6th, '10, 19:14
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Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
Just bought my first set of hand-painted Japanese tea cups. Weee!!! Can someone possibly tell me what the artist stamp on the bottom is?
Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
It says "Kaga Kutani" (加賀九谷 top to bottom, right to left; it's upside down in the photo), which I suppose identifies the style of porcelain (kutaniyaki; Kutani is also the name of a place) and area of production (Kaga), rather than an individual artist.Dresden wrote:Just bought my first set of hand-painted Japanese tea cups. Weee!!! Can someone possibly tell me what the artist stamp on the bottom is?
More info:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutani_ware
- http://www.gbouvier.com/area.htm
Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
HELLO
I would love to share a few of my Yixing teapots. I am very much into Gung Fu Cha. Have been doing it sense 1976. I have collected yixing teapots and zhu-ni teapots sence that time also. I hope you like what you see.
I am new to this TeaChat. Hope to made frinends with some of you. Also I have been collecting Pu-erh tea cooked and also none cooked from that time also.
I would love to share a few of my Yixing teapots. I am very much into Gung Fu Cha. Have been doing it sense 1976. I have collected yixing teapots and zhu-ni teapots sence that time also. I hope you like what you see.
I am new to this TeaChat. Hope to made frinends with some of you. Also I have been collecting Pu-erh tea cooked and also none cooked from that time also.
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Feb 11th, '10, 00:45
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Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
Welcome. Those pieces are truly stunning! You have a extrordinary collection. Could you show some more photos of the scoop please? I'd really like to see more views of it.
Have a terrific day
Have a terrific day
Re: Show Off Your Pots and Cups XII
Teabud,
Wang Yinchun was a famous Master. This pot should be very valuable plus, it is beautiful. She is also featured in the book call 'Yixing Pottery' from the Arts of China series of books. Do you use it to brew tea?
Hopefully, you will post some more from your collection.
Wang Yinchun was a famous Master. This pot should be very valuable plus, it is beautiful. She is also featured in the book call 'Yixing Pottery' from the Arts of China series of books. Do you use it to brew tea?
Hopefully, you will post some more from your collection.
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Thank you for your comments. All my old teapots I never use. I tryed using one with very fine Tea Quanin, it came out really bad, haha.
I will show some more pics of the scoop and more teapots.
I will show some more pics of the scoop and more teapots.
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Sorry new to this web site. I wanted to post three more pics of teapots.
here are some more teapots
here are some more teapots
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I guess there is a limit to how many pictures you can put up. I do not know when I can post more. but love to share my love for Yixing teapots. I was mentored back in 1976 by a tea master Wu, in Hong Kong. I was in R and R from the Navy. I was stationed in Philippines, I flew to Hong Kong, where I found this old dusty shop. There I met my tea master who gave me a life long love. The art of tea and utilitarian art form yixing clay.
Mr. Wu, mentored me in what to look for in a fine teapot. I saved up my money and bought most of his collection he was selling. I will share pictures of his teapots. At that time in 1976, he was 80 years old. I knew him for 3 years after that. Then never saw him again. But his love for the art, lives in my heart and I share it with all I know.
The many tea pots I so loved and cared for jumped into the public forum. To make a long story short, they where put on public display at many Asian art museum in US. The teapots took a life of there own. I am only the care taker.
Mr. Wu, mentored me in what to look for in a fine teapot. I saved up my money and bought most of his collection he was selling. I will share pictures of his teapots. At that time in 1976, he was 80 years old. I knew him for 3 years after that. Then never saw him again. But his love for the art, lives in my heart and I share it with all I know.
The many tea pots I so loved and cared for jumped into the public forum. To make a long story short, they where put on public display at many Asian art museum in US. The teapots took a life of there own. I am only the care taker.