An informal poll: Which Japanese pottery is most popular?

[iannon]

Hagi for cups, Toko for Kyusu's but followed by Bizen for both cups and Houhin/pots.
I really like a lot of styles

[Mrs. Chip]

Hands down, Hagi for cups!!!! We more than not reach for the Hagi first to drink our tea! They feel so texturely intriguing each and every time, not to mention the aesthetic appeal of each one.

As for the brewing vessel, well that is very hard for me to choose as I seem to first go by sight, not by function. And ... there are just too many to choose from! Although, Chip does very often use the same 3 or 4 kyusu repeatedly.

[Robert Fornell]

What! And we're supposed to be tea people here?

楽一　萩二　唐津三　 Raku 1st, Hagi second, Karatsu third

I'm with JB with all of the above, but my favorites run Mino, Raku, Madera Karatsu, Oni hagi......

Sorry... I'm burned out on yakishime of late. I've got 12 anagamas on my block now

Best,
R 　

[togei]

I would say my favorite is Nanban, second is E Karatsu.
Dave

[fire_snake]

Personal favourites aside, wouldn't Tokoname be the obvious answer?

[edkrueger]

MMmm, old Banko,

That is not Old Banko at all. There are some good examples on this page: http://claygun.blogspot.com/2009/01/ban ... aichi.html
I couldn't find many other examples on the internet.

[togei]

Here are some examples of Banko, http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/miyamaturi/60783007.html and http://www.banko.or.jp/intro/rekishi.html
The first link shows a piece from the Meiji period. It says that although a lot of pieces were white and light there were also pieces that looked like the picture above and the one in the link.
Dave

This is a better link to the same blog in the first link with a few more pictures of Banko work, http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/miyamaturi/folder/380327.html

[Tead Off]

Old or antique? In the antiquities field and I believe legally in the USA, antique is 100 years and older. I would consider 40-50 years to be old and the dark teapot posted is definitely old. Here are a couple of more from my collection that are old, but, not antique.

50+?

Banko Kyusu.jpg (42.07 KiB) Viewed 798 times

40+

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the 2nd teapot was verified by a retired gentleman whose career was in Bankoyaki in Yammaichi who visited me recently. He knew the potter personally who died 35 years ago.

[edkrueger]

By old I meant of the older style. There are still pieces being made like that.