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by chamekke » Apr 23rd, '08, 00:45

OK, going from the sublime to the ridiculous...

I have two yixing teapots. The one below is the one I use the most - exclusively for oolong. Holds about 6 fl. oz., or 3/4 of a cup.

It's cute as a button... and also another consignment store find. (My town is a great place to find second-hand Asian tea things.)

I have no idea how well this little fella rates as a yixing (since I'm truly not sure what to look for, beyond the completely obvious), but it's certainly a pleasure to use.

However, I've noticed that the ones that people display on this thread tend to have a much rounder, apple-like shape, and a spout that is not only shorter, but usually curved as well. Presumably there are functional reasons for this?

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by Salsero » Apr 23rd, '08, 00:56

chamekke wrote: from the sublime to the ridiculous...
(don't move, there is a pig sitting on top of your teapot)
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by chamekke » Apr 23rd, '08, 01:06

Salsero wrote:
chamekke wrote: from the sublime to the ridiculous...
(don't move, there is a pig sitting on top of your teapot)
Yeah... in the Year of the Pig, he was "zodiacally appropriate."

Now, he is merely a silent indictment of my tea habits :oops:
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by Salsero » Apr 23rd, '08, 01:13

chamekke wrote:Now, he is merely a silent indictment of my tea habits
Are you a stand up comic in your real life? You slay me.
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by chamekke » Apr 23rd, '08, 01:33

Salsero wrote:
chamekke wrote:Now, he is merely a silent indictment of my tea habits
Are you a stand up comic in your real life? You slay me.
Nope... just a humble technical writer with a sense of the absurd.

Seriously now, what's wrong with this cheap little yixing? Please feel free to critique it as bluntly as you like. As I mentioned in another thread, I'm never averse to buying imperfect wares if, by doing so, I can learn what to look for the next time around.

(Hint: pig motif not mandatory feature of Yixing wares?)
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by Chip » Apr 23rd, '08, 01:34

Salsero wrote:
chamekke wrote:Now, he is merely a silent indictment of my tea habits
Are you a stand up comic in your real life? You slayed me.
Mission accomplished...

Gyokuro awaits you, Chamekke, per our contract. See, I told you would try Gyokuro soon. :wink:
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by Salsero » Apr 23rd, '08, 02:00

chamekke wrote:what's wrong with this cheap little yixing?
Nothing that I can see. My standards are not the highest, I doubt if it is a valuable collector's item, but it looks like a beautiful, functional pot. It is about 50% too big for my ideal size, but it sounds like it meets your needs nicely. Cherish it. That's what they are made for.
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by tenuki » Apr 23rd, '08, 04:55

chamekke wrote:OK, going from the sublime to the ridiculous...

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Ridiculous is the new Sublime.

Love it.
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by olivierco » Apr 23rd, '08, 05:04

chamekke wrote:
Seriously now, what's wrong with this cheap little yixing? Please feel free to critique it as bluntly as you like. As I mentioned in another thread, I'm never averse to buying imperfect wares if, by doing so, I can learn what to look for the next time around.
Nothing wrong if you get good tea of it.
Perhaps a little too big to my taste.

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by Victoria » Apr 23rd, '08, 10:13

I think it's sweet,
I like the shape and little tea piggy on top.
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by chamekke » Apr 23rd, '08, 10:23

Maybe this teapot isn't quite as silly as I thought.

Here's Tetley the miniature pig. He's young, but discerning:

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Sadly, there are no photos of Tetley enjoying his tea out of a Yixing teapot with a human on top...
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by Victoria » Apr 23rd, '08, 12:16

Oh! He is most precious!

I WANT HIM!!!

I really hope that's a dark oolong and not some bagged tea!!
I might call the SPCA to look into it.
Then he can be placed in a proper home.
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by LavenderPekoe » Apr 23rd, '08, 14:23

OMG! So freaking cute.
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by Chip » Apr 23rd, '08, 17:25

Sooo, girls dig guys who look like TeaPigs.

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All the TeaMales of TeaChat are in shock!!!!!
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by Victoria » Apr 23rd, '08, 17:45

Ummm look like, but not act like!!

LOL
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