Tuesday TeaDay 12/09/08 Goofy tea tin?

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Today's TeaPoll and discussion topic. It is goofy, or it can be unusual. Do you own a goofy or unusual, or even special tea tin, canister, or other tea storage vessel?

I own at least one goofy one
1
2%
I own at least one unusual one
3
7%
I own at least one special one
8
19%
I one at least one of all the above
3
7%
Nope, pretty run of the mill tins
23
53%
I own no tea tins
5
12%
 
Total votes: 43
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by phantom9309 » Dec 9th, '08, 10:18

Though I am waiting on my very first shipment of tea and tea ware, I've been abducting as much teafo(tea+info) as I can. I came across this chabako and posted a link in a thread I made yesterday.

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This description is from their site:

It is a Japanese cha (tea) bako (box). It is made of Japanese cedar (which keeps bugs out) and is completely lined in tin to keep things inside fresh. The boxes were used to transport tea from distributors to the tea shops. There are at least 15 different sizes so depending on the size of the shop & the number of different types of tea they carried, they had a variety to choose from.
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by kongni » Dec 9th, '08, 10:43

phantom- that's REAlly unusual!


Here's my fave. I put a funny little sticker on the top to indicate that this tin has "the good stuff" in it. The sticker is of a little man in a teacup with a tea leaf on his head! :D

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by sheila77551 » Dec 9th, '08, 10:57

Mine are run of the mill to be sure. Thanks everyone for sharing pics. Everything is just beautiful!
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by disillusioned » Dec 9th, '08, 11:05

Waking up with an iced cherry green tea
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by Pentox » Dec 9th, '08, 11:20

Phantom: What's disappointing is that I haven't been able to find an non upholstered chabako yet. I've been searching for quite some time too.
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by toastedtoads » Dec 9th, '08, 11:33

Pentox wrote:Phantom: What's disappointing is that I haven't been able to find an non upholstered chabako yet. I've been searching for quite some time too.
The first website in a google search for chabako comes up with an 'order a custom chabako' type thing. I wonder if you could ask them to make you one unupholstered.

EDIT: or here http://cherry-blossom-designs.com/
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by Pentox » Dec 9th, '08, 11:41

toastedtoads wrote: The first website in a google search for chabako comes up with an 'order a custom chabako' type thing. I wonder if you could ask them to make you one unupholstered.

EDIT: or here http://cherry-blossom-designs.com/
I've talked to the custom order chabako people before and they wouldn't sell me a plain box.

I haven't seen the cherry blossom designs people before though, but i'm wondering what that is along the edges of the box. It looks like theirs have tape on them. It unfortunately looks like the cherry blossom pricing is for the papered chabako. I'll email them though to see if they'll sell them unpapered.
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by olivierco » Dec 9th, '08, 12:10

I have many tea canisters but my favorite one is this wooden canister which I use for sencha or gyokuro.

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I actually have just ordered a second one.

Kaboku sencha (Ippodo) in a few minutes.
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Re: Gyokuro Fujitsubo

by geeber1 » Dec 9th, '08, 12:24

Salsero wrote:Mmmm, can't think of a single exciting piece, neither not from the place that is not like Teavana nor from it. Love the stainless caddy, Pentox.

On the other hand, this gyokuro is so precious they have set a dragon to guard it.
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Sal, I love the photo, but especially love the tray it's on. I noticed it yesterday and am glad to see it today. Can you tell us more about it?

I don't have any goofy or special tins of any kind. I have a collection of old-fashioned advertising type tins, but nothing that I would ever store tea in. Guess I'll have to get crackin' on that!

This morning I had Nilgiri Blue from Tao of Tea, courtesy of Victoria. Good stuff!

Now at work, Irish Breakfast, brewed at my newly installed "tea center" by my desk. (photo to come in the tea at work thread)
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Re: Gyokuro Fujitsubo

by Salsero » Dec 9th, '08, 12:28

geeber1 wrote: Sal, I love the photo, but especially love the tray it's on. I noticed it yesterday and am glad to see it today. Can you tell us more about it?
It is just a dish that my daughter made, but I kind of like it.
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Re: Gyokuro Fujitsubo

by Vulture » Dec 9th, '08, 12:32

Salsero wrote:
geeber1 wrote: Sal, I love the photo, but especially love the tray it's on. I noticed it yesterday and am glad to see it today. Can you tell us more about it?
It is just a dish that my daughter made, but I kind of like it.
Sal must have a house full of props for tea photos hahaha
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Re: Gyokuro Fujitsubo

by geeber1 » Dec 9th, '08, 12:45

Salsero wrote:
geeber1 wrote: Sal, I love the photo, but especially love the tray it's on. I noticed it yesterday and am glad to see it today. Can you tell us more about it?
It is just a dish that my daughter made, but I kind of like it.
Well, it's very pretty, and more special because she made it for you! If she ever wants to make another one and sell it ...
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by Chip » Dec 9th, '08, 12:46

Anyone who has been here a while Knows I have an Asian tea canister fetish, but before that, when I could not even imagine all the Asian ones never having seen them, I also collected almost any tea tin. I have several antiques, some retros, an Indian pinkish elephant that came with Darjeeling ... to name a few.

I have a bunch of Chinese tins and more recently, Japanese. So many of these are "special" and unusual to mainsteam America. I display many of them with my teawares, having tooo many to actually use since I actually have relatively little tea open at any time. My favorites are the Japanese ones.

At any rate, I will likely be like a child in a candy store today, you've been warned. :wink:

Started the day with Sencha Premier from Adagio. Sweetie likes it. Fortunately, Wulong, Gandalf, Ceylon, and TEAh did not or there would be none for me.

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by Chip » Dec 9th, '08, 13:09

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No words needed here. Thanks for shring this with us, Brandon.

Bird Pick has some nice canisters, thanks for sharing, Victoria!
Also, like the Cherry Blosssom Designs, ToastedToads! Thanks!

Image I am all over this site, Phantom. Thanks.

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I would like more info on this, Olivier. Thanks.
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by Victoria » Dec 9th, '08, 13:10

In my work cup - Floating Leaves Tea 2008 Winter Baozhong
This tea is the 2nd place winner and is very, very good!!
I do prefer it over the first place winner.
:)
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