Show Off Your Pots and Cups, Part II

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by chamekke » May 16th, '08, 17:03

I bought this set of three Japanese tea canisters on eBay late last year. They're made from cherry bark (sakura); this kind of "bark craft" is known as kabazaiku.

The largest one is the perfect size for a standard bag (100-110g) of sencha, and it's currently holding this year's Shincha Fukamushi Supreme from O-Cha :wink:

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I love the fact that the interiors are made of wood, not tin. The outer lids tend to be a little loose, but the inner lids are super-snug, which is the main thing:

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Cherry bark is a warm, sensual, and beautifully textured wood (albeit a little hard to photograph well - it gleams so much):

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I'm mainly a pottery girl, but I have to admit that the Japanese do fantastic things with wood and lacquer, too!

P.S. If you want to go really nuts, check out this blog entry and scroll 1/3 of the way down to get a sense of the variety of kabazaiku available - or just look here!
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by Buzz Fledderjohn » May 16th, '08, 17:16

Nice, chamekke.

I have a similar wood canister that I bought in Takayama last year.
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by tenuki » May 16th, '08, 17:45

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Gimme!
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by Pentox » May 16th, '08, 17:56

I've seen those tea canisters around for a while now. I've been considering getting one, but I can't bring myself to pay the cost for them.

But oh man, some of those are absolutely gorgeous.
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by auggy » May 16th, '08, 18:39

tenuki wrote:Image

Gimme!
I agree! I want!
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by henley » May 16th, '08, 19:04

chamekke wrote:I bought this set of three Japanese tea canisters on eBay late last year. They're made from cherry bark (sakura); this kind of "bark craft" is known as kabazaiku.
They are beautiful!!! Some from the link are fabulous, too. I don't use or collect asian teaware but I could get into these!
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by MarshalN » May 17th, '08, 00:35

My matcha gear

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by tenuki » May 17th, '08, 02:33

Awesome Marshal! I love your whisk, never seen one that color before...

* Patiently sits down and waits for Chamakke to post a dissertation on the different colors of whisks...*


PS, all the teaware huddled around that tray in the background is making me nervous...
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by chamekke » May 17th, '08, 03:17

tenuki wrote:Awesome Marshal! I love your whisk, never seen one that color before...

* Patiently sits down and waits for Chamakke to post a dissertation on the different colors of whisks...*

PS, all the teaware huddled around that tray in the background is making me nervous...
Snork! I can't begin to keep up with you guys... :wink:

Actually I'm not even sure whether this is susudake (naturally darkened or smoked bamboo) or one of the other darker grades. I do remember a tea friend saying that dark bamboo is prized and, therefore, more expensive as a rule. But not much more than that!

According to the Marukyu-Koyamaen website, there are several different types of bamboo used for chashaku (scoops), including: susudake (as above), shimidake ("stained" bamboo, I think), and gomadake (which literally means sesame bamboo - sesame-coloured presumably?).

There are probably even more types than that... but how they rank against each other, in terms of either formality or rarity, I do not know.
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by tenuki » May 17th, '08, 04:45

thanks. :)

* gets up from the lecture and ambles off to work in the garden *
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Dirty Pictures

by tenuki » May 17th, '08, 05:29

Dirty Pictures...

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by olivierco » May 17th, '08, 06:04

MarshalN wrote:My matcha gear
Nice teaware.
Does this kind of chawan have a specific name?
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by Victoria » May 17th, '08, 11:06

Very nice Video, congrats!
Not much gardening going on.
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Your cat is like - "Tea again? When are we having tuna?"
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by tenuki » May 17th, '08, 11:46

Victoria wrote: Not much gardening going on.
:wink:

Your cat is like - "Tea again? When are we having tuna?"
Thanks. :)

Lol, well I got 3 different types of lettus, a special slow bolt cilantro, parsley, and a mint planted. Also got ready for beans in a couple weeks if the weather holds. Just didn't photograph the gardening and the gong fu video was kinda a whim. Shot squatting with one hand holding my crappy 5 year old point and shoot in unfocused low quality video mode. It's a miracle it turned out as well as it did, I used every second of video I shot. lol.

Cleopatra hates being photographed, only good picts I've ever got of her are when she's sleeping or doesn't know the camera is out. She's a weirdo.
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by Mary R » Jul 20th, '08, 13:16

Catch the next chapter in tea ware at "Show Off Your Pots and Cups, Part III."
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