I wonder if his yunomi is as hot-looking as his chataku...
May 22nd, '08, 02:52
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I so want to compose a video response to this... it'll have to wait till this weekend though.chamekke wrote:
I wonder if his yunomi is as hot-looking as his chataku...
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May 22nd, '08, 03:48
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Thanks. BTW a brief tangent, someone got a steal on that hira chawan you were selling! I meant to snipe bid, but it slipped my mindMarshalN wrote:Joel, the set is probably not iron -- I think it's brass.
I have some chataku myself.... let me go fetch them and take pictures, although I really only use one set these days.
Next time....
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I only really use the light coloured one. That one's Satsuma pewter from probably turn of the century. The small one is Chinese, although purchased from Japan, and also pewter. It might be even older, but it's hard to tell.
The other one is some unknown metal. Not a very good one and feels a little flimsy.
I only really use the light coloured one. That one's Satsuma pewter from probably turn of the century. The small one is Chinese, although purchased from Japan, and also pewter. It might be even older, but it's hard to tell.
The other one is some unknown metal. Not a very good one and feels a little flimsy.
May 23rd, '08, 01:16
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Wow Marshal, those are nice chataku. That Chinese one is utterly charming. I love the openwork.
I wonder if the "flimsy" Japanese one might be tin. It's one of the metals that are used for chataku.
I wonder if the "flimsy" Japanese one might be tin. It's one of the metals that are used for chataku.
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May 24th, '08, 14:16
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Thanks! I adore it. It is a coaster in a set of two. I have two infuser cups in similar style, by the same potter, as well as a small square plate. I purchased them in a small shop in Seoul that featured contemporary Korean artists. I bought a lot of things from this shop and the owner turned me on to these. I wasn't into tea at the time, but I thought they were beautiful. The pic shows it whiter than it actually is. It has more of a gray green tint.Salsero wrote:It is beautiful! Is it specifically a coaster? And where do you get such things? It is so obvious that Chamekke is out of town or she would be all over this sweet piece.
May 28th, '08, 01:24
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Your coaster is beautiful, ThinkingOutLoud. Korean porcelain is really exquisite. From your description, I'm wondering whether it might be a very pale celadon.ThinkingOutLoud wrote:OK, I'm finally inspired to post a pic ....
Modern Korean pottery.
Beidao's comparison to the abstract patterns in traditional Muslim designs is really apt. The pattern on this is just fantastic!
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May 28th, '08, 01:29
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Just for the fun of it, here are some "rustic" chataku from Japan. Each chataku has a design of two different vegetables, carved and lacquered: making ten in all.
The challenge is to find a yunomi that doesn't "fight" visually with the design on the chataku.
These really demand a yunomi that is very simple - preferably monochrome.
The challenge is to find a yunomi that doesn't "fight" visually with the design on the chataku.
These really demand a yunomi that is very simple - preferably monochrome.