Could we have a shot of the repair, please?chamekke wrote:Choosing a favourite chawan is like picking a favourite child... very difficult, and also controversial as hell!
However, at the moment it would be this old fella (nezumi-shino with a gold repair):
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Heh, I been watching too.bi lew chun wrote:Yup. I'm waiting for the work to take a turn for the less boldly frenetic, myself. I guess I like a little order in my chaos.GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:bi lew - pagasari?
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I would be thrilled to own almost anything by Robert Fornell. Maybe when I win the lottery. {sigh}
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Chamekke, do you know any of the historicity of the repair? Toru is going to do a Hagi repair in this methodology, well, or I can buy it as is. I am struggling to find the right path.
Anyway, I have no fave chawan of all time, but today, this is my fave. I think I look at this everyday at least once, the sun framing the crane, the sea. The way the crane is done is amazing. When I bought it, I thought it was just painted on. No, it is incredible relief work. It is a 20ish year old Kyoto piece.
Anyway, I have no fave chawan of all time, but today, this is my fave. I think I look at this everyday at least once, the sun framing the crane, the sea. The way the crane is done is amazing. When I bought it, I thought it was just painted on. No, it is incredible relief work. It is a 20ish year old Kyoto piece.
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This type of repair is known as kintsugi 金継ぎ(I think literally it means "gold patch"). If you search on the kanji, you'll get lots of websites and images.Chip wrote:Chamekke, do you know any of the historicity of the repair? Toru is going to do a Hagi repair in this methodology, well, or I can buy it as is. I am struggling to find the right path.
I don't know much about it myself, but a quick Google turned up the following article on the Smithsonian website:
Broken tea bowls display precious golden repairs in Freer exhibit
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Speaking broken, I just experienced my first tragic teaware loss. My very most favorite chawan. I caught the side of it on the shelf when I was putting it away, and it now has a deep Y crack in the side. It hasn't fallen apart, but it is unfortunately not usable.
Yesterday was a lousy day, today is not starting out any better.
Yesterday was a lousy day, today is not starting out any better.
Victoria wrote:Heh, I been watching too.
I know, right? Some of his older work just blows me away. With an ample handful of notable exceptions, the more recent stuff has been a bit too primary and loud for my tastes. I really love the bowl I got, though. Seems to combine some elements of the newer style with some from the older, as seen here:iannon wrote:funny..same here.. love ETSY
Oh My Geek, I am soooo sorryGeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Speaking broken, I just experienced my first tragic teaware loss. My very most favorite chawan. I caught the side of it on the shelf when I was putting it away, and it now has a deep Y crack in the side. It hasn't fallen apart, but it is unfortunately not usable.
Yesterday was a lousy day, today is not starting out any better.
Wish there was something I could say that would help.
BTW, I just adore your photos and I look at them frequently.
Hope your day gets better, looks like it can't get much worse.