The unofficial/official HAGI topic!

[Geekgirl]

Ha! it's not that big of a secret... I have a couple of reader feeds like that, just books though, that I'm always on the lookout for. I'm a little afraid to make a hagi feed.

[Victoria]

Thanks Chip. Nice vase Adam.
Like Geek said - Not so secret

[AdamMY]

Thanks Chip. Nice vase Adam.
Like Geek said - Not so secret

I know its not a big secret, but you would be amazed how many people do not even really know about google reader or any other RSS aggregator. But I've found that they keep you in the know far to easily, and sometimes let know know to much.

[Chip]

A nice pair of Mukuhara Kashun Wan. There is a little gohonde thing going on ... regardless, they are quite different from any other Hagi here in size, shape, coloring ...



It is not hard to imagine viewing a mountain from the forest below.

[laura99]

Very nice Chip!

[brandon]

17 c. Korean Hagi small plate

[TIM]

DANG! Brandon!! That thang belongs to the museum.... Or, next to my Ido Chawan

[Victoria]

Nice Chip! Love Kashun! Looks like a nice size, too.

Brandon, wow!
Pretty amazing, where did you find it?

[Chip]

Brandon, any info you can share with us?

Victoria, thanks. The Kashuns are a bit larger than anticipated, holding 9 ounces to the rim or 6-7 comfortably. I usually do 5 ounce steeps wich works fine. They are all but 4" wide.

[Chip]

I would recommend reading the Hagi topic regarding a questionable ebay seller here:

http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13488

And here is one of the pieces from the seller in question. Very hard to capture all the different elements of the glaze.

It is a Seigan Guinomi in a gold, wheat, opalescent glaze with abundant crackles. Quite nice, you be the judge. Seigan, yes or no? I say yes despite the unscrupulous boxing by the seller.

Golden yet not overpowering. There is detail that speaks Seigan

Fill 'er up ...

Even full however, the opalescence comes through.

[Victoria]

That is a beautiful cup Chip. I will post mine too, although all 4 of mine are the more usual Seigan glazes. I have no doubt whatsoever mine are authentic. Yours looks it too.

[Victoria]

Here is my sansai glaze yunomi. The glaze is unmistakably Seigan. It is a sweet cup!

[Chip]

That is a really different Seigan yunomi, Victoria. Looks like Seigan was experimenting a bit? What is the size? Thanks.

[Victoria]

I misspoke - This piece is actually a guinomi. It holds about 2oz comfortably, and is 2.5" across and 2.5" tall.

[Chip]

OK, thanks!