Show Off Your Pots and Cups XI

[Victoria]

Wow, beautiful Oolong pot!
Though I can't help but imagine, based on my own love and experience of tikuanyins, that the lid would be hard to put back in for subsequent infusions? Tikuanyin oolongs really open up and 'expand'. Then, if the lid doesn't go down all the way and 'seat', seems like pouring would be a little messy - tea out the spout and tea out the unseated lid opening? Unless of course one is thrifty with the amount of leaf used. But based on your pic, it looks like you used ample leaf, and I wonder how the lid seated when you re-inserted for subsequent infusions?
Cheers!

I was wondering the same thing! I don't see how the leaves can even expand fully. We have been so taught that the leaves be as free to move as possible. It is a gorgeous pot, but I'd brew with the lid off.

[Victoria]

It's a bad idea to set resolutions about teaware and still visit this forum.
It's an exercise in futility. But hey, at least it's exercise! Heh.

My "I have already all the houhins I need" resolution had to be postponed.
Two more are on their way from Japan.

Wow! Those are great congrats!! Are you sure you NEED two???

[olivierco]

Are you sure you NEED two???

I had to buy the whole set but I might swap one houhin and three yunomi.
Stay tuned!

[Chip]

Heh, yeah, saw that set! Pretty unusual in every regard.

Enjoy. I guess this is a set for the klutzes?

[Carl]

Three new acquisitions which are still 'in the mail'.


This one from Jay Strommen - which I understand from reading TeaChat posts may 'take awhile' to arrive.


A chawan that to me says, tea zen.


And finally a Hagi ware cup by by Shibuya Deishi.

Is there a help group for teaware addiction?

[pb2q]

Is there a help group for teaware addiction?

If by help you mean enabling, then you've found the group.

welcome to the forum.

[AdamMY]

Is there a help group for teaware addiction?

I think it is this board... Though I'd consider it more of a Support group, as in "We support your addiction, and encourage it."

If you are looking for a 10 step program to get off your teaware addiction... I can't help you.

+1 pb2q, I was writing a post to the same effect.

[sriracha]

Hi, I'm sriracha, and I'm a compulsive teaware buyer... >_<

Yet another chawan is wending its way over here from Japan
And it's a bit expensive(well, to me it was)

I'll post up a picture or two as soon as it arrives, using the vendors' pics felt a little boring. =) I just had to have it!

[woozl]

Here's my new baby,

"The DAISEN ware origin that the 12 generation of Daisen temple ZEN-KU chief priest made pottery.
Daisen ware which continued after that had also been giving up one's business at the Taisho term.
Toshiyuki Suzuki revived this Daisen ware and kiln was opened in 1990.
Toshiyuki Suzuki is continuing making the original simplicity which Daisen ware has, and the work which wove in present age feeling still now.
The iron glaze which was also Toshiyuki Suzuki's research task is mainly used, and the metal color which shows various expression is making the work using a blue porcelain, oil spot, KIN-YO, and ash glaze centering on TAMA-HAGANE-YO TEMMOKU glaze of the feature. "














so sorry,
had to post in two places,
didn't want any one to miss

[Victoria]

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh I may faint.

[iannon]

that reaaaally is a gorgeous one there woozl! where did you find that one? if I may ask..

[Victoria]

that reaaaally is a gorgeous one there woozl! where did you find that one? if I may ask..

If I may ... he outbid me on eBay.

[Maitre_Tea]

that reaaaally is a gorgeous one there woozl! where did you find that one? if I may ask..

If I may ... he outbid me on eBay.

I wonder how often this happens? I hope the animosity over this doesn't spill over to the TeaChat forum...

[Victoria]

I'm sure it happens quite often. Especially on unique pieces.
No animosity though, I'm thrilled it was woozl, "one of us", who got it.

[Maitre_Tea]

I'm sure it happens quite often. Especially on unique pieces.
No animosity though, I'm thrilled it was woozl, "one of us", who got it.

I'm beginning to think that many, if not all, of these people are "one of us"