Really beautiful set-up! Wow~
how do you drain the waste water? Just curious
Jan 17th, '13, 14:07
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i was wondering that too,
wet vac or a giant pipette?
wet vac or a giant pipette?
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Thanks a lot Tom, Tim and teaisme. Not easy to find french tea addicts to sit along and sip a cup, so Teachat is a nice place to share our common TTAD (tea & teaware addiction disorder).
It drains the water to a big vase hidden under the table. I'm trying to find a more aesthetic solution (hollow bamboo) or a way to hide the hose.
You just need to remind to empty it as often as necessary !
That's why there's that ugly drain hose (lower right corner, 2nd photo)TIM wrote: ... how do you drain the waste water? Just curious
It drains the water to a big vase hidden under the table. I'm trying to find a more aesthetic solution (hollow bamboo) or a way to hide the hose.
You just need to remind to empty it as often as necessary !
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ahhh i see, cool so there is some hollowness in the base to absorb the water
very nice find. I really like how there is enough room on the edges to fit a saucer and cup nicely for about five guests
very nice find. I really like how there is enough room on the edges to fit a saucer and cup nicely for about five guests
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Exactly, just one discrete hole crossing the whole section of the table.teaisme wrote:ahhh i see, cool so there is some hollowness in the base to absorb the water very nice find.
The door's open, you come whenever you want, I should manage to find enough yancha for five thirsty teachatters. Just send a PM before, of course...teaisme wrote:I really like how there is enough room on the edges to fit a saucer and cup nicely for about five guests
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I have the same problem let usknow if you come up with a solution.Fabien wrote:That's why there's that ugly drain hose (lower right corner, 2nd photo)TIM wrote: ... how do you drain the waste water? Just curious
It drains the water to a big vase hidden under the table. I'm trying to find a more aesthetic solution (hollow bamboo) or a way to hide the hose. !
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I thought I would post various Kyusu's which I purchased at a Japanese antiquities fundraiser. I am still in the process of identifying each one. If anyone can add any information that would be much appreciated.
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Here are individual image files of the Kyusu's with signatures. I'm still not sure were they are from or what the signatures mean.
260 ml 200 ml 550 ml
260 ml 200 ml 550 ml
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Hm, interesting! That last one you posted (with the flower on the edge of the handle) is Chinese, not Japanese. That one 4-character stamp is the classic "made in Yixing China" stamp...
The first one of the last three you posted looks like a Banko type kyuusu to me. The last character looks like 山 (yama/san) but I can't tell what the first one is.
The first one of the last three you posted looks like a Banko type kyuusu to me. The last character looks like 山 (yama/san) but I can't tell what the first one is.
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Two more from the antiquities sale that I haven't identified yet:
350ml - this little lady reminds me of a flute... 380 ml - this one isn't a kyusu. I don't know what its name is, but I like the profile. It also unfortunately has a very strong odor of clay, so much so that I probably can't use it. Water placed in it tastes very metallic.
350ml - this little lady reminds me of a flute... 380 ml - this one isn't a kyusu. I don't know what its name is, but I like the profile. It also unfortunately has a very strong odor of clay, so much so that I probably can't use it. Water placed in it tastes very metallic.
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Hm, same comment with the bottom one of the last two. It's "Made in Yixing China."
If it were Japanese, I might have said it was a "houbin" (or houhin, or hohin, depending on how you want to spell it) -- except that it is much taller than the normal houbin and the clay really looks like a typical Yixing clay and not at all a Japanese clay.
However, I haven't seen any vessels shaped like it, so I can't comment further on it.
If it were Japanese, I might have said it was a "houbin" (or houhin, or hohin, depending on how you want to spell it) -- except that it is much taller than the normal houbin and the clay really looks like a typical Yixing clay and not at all a Japanese clay.
However, I haven't seen any vessels shaped like it, so I can't comment further on it.
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Thank you for your comments. I suspected those two were Chinese, they are not as refined, well balanced or as light as the others.Drax wrote:Hm, same comment with the bottom one of the last two. It's "Made in Yixing China."
If it were Japanese, I might have said it was a "houbin" (or houhin, or hohin, depending on how you want to spell it) -- except that it is much taller than the normal houbin and the clay really looks like a typical Yixing clay and not at all a Japanese clay.
However, I haven't seen any vessels shaped like it, so I can't comment further on it.
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Yes, this 1st dark one does look to be a Banko purple clay kyuusu. It is very dense & light weight, unglazed and balances wonderfully. The second cream white clay kyusu is more delicate & seems to be made using "mogake design'' which is acheived by wrapping the ceramics with seaweed before firing them in the kiln". I can't identify any of the signatures though.Drax wrote:Hm, interesting! That last one you posted (with the flower on the edge of the handle) is Chinese, not Japanese. That one 4-character stamp is the classic "made in Yixing China" stamp...
The first one of the last three you posted looks like a Banko type kyuusu to me. The last character looks like 山 (yama/san) but I can't tell what the first one is.