Yunomi search

[Salsero]

<gasp> You have gone to the dark side.

Don't rub it in, I already feel so evil. I expect to be doing compulsive hand washing soon.

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

Legend has it that ...

Thanks so much for sharing, Buzz.

I am finding things that are attractive in Joel's references. I've even placed an order for a (gasp) Hagi ceramic one from Artistic Nippon. I never in my wildest nightmares thought I would be ordering from Artistic Nippon! This is the one I ordered: http://www.artisticnippon.com/product/h ... gicup.html

I've also been looking at some of the porcelain ones and shochu cups. It looks like there is a lot available, just not that easy to find.

Sal,
I have 2 Deishi Hagi cups and I love them. In the short time I have been using them, they have changed so much it's amazing.

[Ritva]

Lately I've been surfing the net a lot and found some interesting sites.

This is a japanese teashop that also has lots of teapots and teacups.
http://www.teashop.jp/site/toiawase-eg.html
Yunomi and other teacups are here
http://www.teashop.jp/category/pages.php?id=6
They do sell overseas and you can write them in English. Most of their cups have measurements (width and height in cm). They also have that white teacup pair with pine needles that Salsero (and myself!) bought from Hibiki-An and it's much cheaper! Of course you have to add shipping costs.

Edit: Actually, now I noticed it's not exactly the same pine needle cup: it doesn't have green rim inside.

Chamekke had a link to Japanese Green Tea Shops in some earlier post. Thanks a lot!
http://www.japanesegreenteashops.com/ya ... eyoto.html
They have some some nice looking yunomi. I bought these, just got them this week.

The larger one is about 200 ml and the smaller one 150 ml. They are so called "married couple yunomi" - larger for the husband and smaller for the wife.

From the pages of Japanese Green Tea Shops I found a link to Japanese Goods
http://stores.homestead.com/japanesegoo ... eFront.bok
Now this is dangerous!!! It is a service where you can buy things from Japanese online shops that don't ship overseas. It's run buy a young guy who speaks (well, writes) very good English. He has reasonable charges and very very cheap shipping costs! I ordered a hagi yunomi + plate and he takes only 6 USD for shipping them to Finland! Of course one needs to pay the shipping costs in Japan as well. I haven't received my yunomi yet so I don't know if it works but if it does- this is bad! There are so many gorgeous japanese ceramics sites! For example the links that Japanese Goods have in their pages. Just have a look at some of the Aritayaki pages. http://stores.homestead.com/japanesegoo ... limariyaki

Here's more Aritayaki:
http://www.interior-arita.ecnet.jp/netshop.html
http://store.shopping.yahoo.co.jp/onamae/149010.html

Matcha-supplies:
http://cha-suzuya.com/SHOP/65520/177458/list.html

This shop has lots of tableware, Arita, Oribe etc. They even have unused pre-war items!
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/kankeimaru/c/0000000162/

My hagi yunomi is coming from here:
http://www.taikeian.net/SHOP/165371/list.html
It is the larger one:
yunomi2imagesgohontehatazori.jpg
The image link does not seem to work, so here's link for the actual page
http://taikeian.net/SHOP/yunomi-gohontehatazori.html

Sorry about this massive message but I'm just so excited about all these gorgeous teacups...

[Salsero]

The larger one is about 200 ml and the smaller one 150 ml. They are so called "married couple yunomi" - larger for the husband and smaller for the wife. ...
Sorry about this massive message but I'm just so excited about all these gorgeous teacups...

Don't be sorry, I am also excited about them. Thanks for the info about the "married couple yunomi." I have ordered one of these 2 size sets, but didn't know why they come like this. I have also found a bunch more, including some lidded ones and maybe some chataku, from Artistic Nippon. Thanks, Ritva. I'm sure many others will oogle your links too!

[Beidao]

The larger one is about 200 ml and the smaller one 150 ml. They are so called "married couple yunomi" - larger for the husband and smaller for the wife.

Is it just me, or does that sound very inequal?

[henley]

They have some some nice looking yunomi. I bought these, just got them this week.
[url]http://www.japanesegreenteasho...eyoto.html[/url]
The larger one is about 200 ml and the smaller one 150 ml. They are so called "married couple yunomi" - larger for the husband and smaller for the wife.

I like these--especially the striped set & the ones w/the dainty flowers.

[chamekke]

The married-couple teacups are called meoto-chawan (夫婦茶碗) or meoto-yunomi (夫婦湯呑み) in Japanese. Except for the "his-hers" sizes, they are usually identical. They're a traditional gift for newlyweds - and can be extremely charming.

They are less "identical" when individually potted, however ... and there are some really lovely wabi-style meoto-yunomi where there is enough difference between the two to feel that you're getting two individual yunomi and not a "pair" at all!

I have two or three meoto-yunomi pairs. One of these days I'll pop up some pics. At the moment I've got some very painful repetitive-stress business going on with my right shoulder and arm (too much time on the computer - a.k.a. "mouse paw") so I'm trying to limit my time online.

[olivierco]

Here is the yunomi pair I have just received.
The yunomi have quasi identical dimensions:
Diameter: 2.5"(6.6cm) Height: 2.8"(7.2cm)

[Salsero]

Nice. What do you do with the boxes they come in?

[olivierco]

Nice. What do you do with the boxes they come in?

For the time being, nothing, but as I bought many items lately, I guess I will use to boxes for displaying my teaware in my future glass tea cabinet.

[Salsero]

Well, thanks to the help of everyone above and Toru Yoshikawa, I have managed to buy a bunch of teaware. I didn't even realize how deprive I was until I learned to say yunomi and chataku. In addition to a bunch of chataku, I have ordered yunomi as follows:




Four chataku picked out by Toru


Does anyone know what kind of leaves are depicted on these cups? I suppose they could be some kind of Maple.

Course you know what's on my mind: not so much drinking tea from them as photographing tea in them! Though I have to say, I am still enjoying those Bodum Pavina double wall thermo-glasses tremendously: The tea equivalent of nude photography. Even for drinking they are spoiling me: I feel that I see exactly what I've got.

[Victoria]

Wow, I love 1, 2 and 3.

Beatutiful! Of course I really can't do blue, but I certainly can apppreciate it.

The maple is typicallly Japanese maple, right?

[Buzz Fledderjohn]

Does anyone know what kind of leaves are depicted on these cups? I suppose they could be some kind of Maple.

Course you know what's on my mind: not so much drinking tea from them as photographing tea in them!

The upper ones are pine needles, the lower ones are momiji (Japanese maple) and sakura (cherry blossoms).

[Salsero]

The upper ones are pine needles, the lower ones are momiji (Japanese maple).

OK, smarty pants, what are the flowers on the lower one?

(I have to admit I am a little excited to be entering Chip's world of maple obsession.)

[joelbct]

You could try: ...

Joel, you have got to be a bot! Thanks for the linkies.

I do what I can

Nice. What do you do with the boxes they come in?

Definitely save them. They are crucial for re-sale, and the calligraphy is considered an art in itself.

Here is an article on Japanese Pottery Boxes.