[edit- I see Yamadera is wholesale-only. Maybe I will open up my own teaware store and order in bulk 
Until then]
Edit/Update #2:
So the Tokoname Catalog people got back to me, I inserted prices, volumes, and page numbers:
"Hokujo Kyusu are :
KI957 [8,600 yen, 360 ml, page 45]
KI1001 [1,100 yen, 360 ml, page 48]
KI1002 [ 10,000 yen, 360 ml, page 48]
KI1003 [15,000 yen, 360 ml, page 48, possibly includes 2 cups]
http://www.tokoname.or.jp/teapot/hokujo.jpg [looks like the flat burnished Yohen that AN has for 128 on the left, possibly KI957 in the middle, and a different one on the right]
He doesn't make many same Kyusu, so few pots are on our catalog.
Tokoname Yuyaku Co., Ltd.
Takeyoshi KOJIMA"
So there you have it. I have been looking through the tokoname catalog, and there are a number of pots and sencha cups I would consider purchasing at some point, but for the most part, it looks like AN is our best bet for the Hokujo-Ware.
Until then]Edit/Update #2:
So the Tokoname Catalog people got back to me, I inserted prices, volumes, and page numbers:
"Hokujo Kyusu are :
KI957 [8,600 yen, 360 ml, page 45]
KI1001 [1,100 yen, 360 ml, page 48]
KI1002 [ 10,000 yen, 360 ml, page 48]
KI1003 [15,000 yen, 360 ml, page 48, possibly includes 2 cups]
http://www.tokoname.or.jp/teapot/hokujo.jpg [looks like the flat burnished Yohen that AN has for 128 on the left, possibly KI957 in the middle, and a different one on the right]
He doesn't make many same Kyusu, so few pots are on our catalog.
Tokoname Yuyaku Co., Ltd.
Takeyoshi KOJIMA"
So there you have it. I have been looking through the tokoname catalog, and there are a number of pots and sencha cups I would consider purchasing at some point, but for the most part, it looks like AN is our best bet for the Hokujo-Ware.
This thread is getting dangerous, so I will try only to post items out of my price range 
Aka Raku Chawan, what I think is a summer Chawan, by Raku Kakunyu XIV [1918 - 1980], one of the actual Raku lineage that dates back to Sen Rikyu's potter Chojiro in the 16th century. It amazes me that some of these craftsmen come from 14 or 15 generations of master chawan-makers, and they can continue to keep up the tradition and innovate.
From the Raku Museum website, on Raku Kakunyu:
"Born as the eldest son of Seinyu, he graduated from the Sculptural Department at Tokyo School of Art (present Tokyo University of Fine Arts). He succeeded as the 14th generation in 1945 at the end of the Second World War. The basic knowledge of modern art that he gained at Tokyo School of Art helped him to establish a unique style of his own, clearly distinguished from those of the past generation. . His trimming is more precisely applied for the purpose of giving structural power to the composition of tea bowls. "
Aka Raku Chawan, what I think is a summer Chawan, by Raku Kakunyu XIV [1918 - 1980], one of the actual Raku lineage that dates back to Sen Rikyu's potter Chojiro in the 16th century. It amazes me that some of these craftsmen come from 14 or 15 generations of master chawan-makers, and they can continue to keep up the tradition and innovate.
From the Raku Museum website, on Raku Kakunyu:
"Born as the eldest son of Seinyu, he graduated from the Sculptural Department at Tokyo School of Art (present Tokyo University of Fine Arts). He succeeded as the 14th generation in 1945 at the end of the Second World War. The basic knowledge of modern art that he gained at Tokyo School of Art helped him to establish a unique style of his own, clearly distinguished from those of the past generation. . His trimming is more precisely applied for the purpose of giving structural power to the composition of tea bowls. "
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Apr 29th, '08, 22:42
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That is beautiful. I don't think I would want that anyplace but a museum. lol.
Do something different, something different will happen. ( Gong Fu Garden )
So now you're quoting yourself *and* multiple-chawan-purchasing in the same week!tenuki wrote:Damn but if I didn't snipe this off ebay. woot.
Want -> Have ... getting shorter....
tenuki wrote:Don't ask me what I'm doing up at 2:21 in the morning browsing Chawans...
Tenuki I think we need to consider forming a self-help group for eachother.... Chawananonymous?
Apr 30th, '08, 12:38
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There is this potter in Chicago, jay strommen, who sells on an ebay store called Famous Earth that I just discovered. I dunno what he does, his descriptions of stuff clearly show he's either alien, crazy, high, or all three (" all the zen ceremonyz involve zen "). And as chamakke pointed out when I asked her they are not ideal for the tea ceremony. But something about his work is like flypaper for my brain, it hits me at a very deep lvl. I like Shigaraki already of course, but his stuff... I've limited myself to 4 of his chawans a year so these are definitely wants I'm not gonna satisfy since I just bought two of his. but i want...
Only reason I'm sharing the ebay store url is I'm pretty sure no-one else would care for his work enough to bid against me. hahahah.
Only reason I'm sharing the ebay store url is I'm pretty sure no-one else would care for his work enough to bid against me. hahahah.
Apr 30th, '08, 19:21
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Bah, there aren't any bids on his auctions, cept for the red one. hmnnn. are you serious?Mary R wrote:Oh silly, naive Tenuki...
I clicked on the link, scrolled down the page, and found my chawan. Exactly what I wanted in my crazy li'l noggin.
Let the bidding war commence.
I don't bid, I snipe!
