Show Off Your Pots and Cups Volume IX!

[olivierco]

Hi all,

I hope this works, as I have not linked up pictures on this before, but here is one of my favourite Hagiyaki chawans that I have collected over the years. It by an artist named Kaneta Sanzaemon VII (who is the 7th generation of the Kaneta family) and the chawan has a Mei (title) attached to the work called "Nao Shin" or "correct mind". It is about 40 years old, and I just love it! It has a very wabi-sabi feel to it.

Nice chawan.
For linking up pictures, you should use img instead of url. Here is the corrected link (you have to suppress the "*" to make it work)

[img*]http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww12 ... aoshin.jpg[/img*]

[yee]

We had a discussion about Georgian teas in the Black Tea forum, and I remembered that I have a samovar! So here is part of my "Russian" collection (teaware I acquired in Russia, most of it is made in other places).

Is this a real samovar or an electric one? Im buying one this summer maybe i will even go to Tula;-)

[Chip]

I received this shino chawan today from Hawaiian artist Cory Lum. It's a work of art, with so many interesting facets, it defies description in anything other than superlatives.

Click the image to see more views of this lovely teabowl.

Would you consider a swap
Really beautiful. It is actually a bit reminiscent of the Strommen I just received from you. I am assuming it is smaller however?

[Chip]

Here is a piece that a good friend of mine made for me...
I don't know if you can see the indentation in the side, she made it that way for a pinch type grip.

I see some Yamane Seigan in this lovely piece, very Hagi-like.

[teashionista]

Is this a real samovar or an electric one? Im buying one this summer maybe i will even go to Tula;-)

This is an electric one I've never used it (too lazy to buy an adapter), so it's been collecting dust (but looking pretty).
If you go to Tula, eat some pryaniki (spicy cookies/cakes) And post pics of your samovar on TeaChat!

[Luthier]

Hello all
new here

Hello Luthier. Welcome to TeaChat!
I love your teaware, esp the strainer holder

it was actually a koro

i realised that my new teapot doesnt produce a clear sound when hit

but one thing is for sure, it brews shou tky and hoijicha better than the better one i have

hmm

[Geekgirl]

Would you consider a swap
Really beautiful. It is actually a bit reminiscent of the Strommen I just received from you. I am assuming it is smaller however?

No way, dude. Yes, this one is a bit smaller and lighter. It's still a big bowl, but very comfortable to hold.

I found out from the artist that the green "glass" is actually keawe ash. This like a hawaiian version of mesquite.

[Oni]

I want to try out chinese green teas, so I started gathering equipment, diffrent shapes of heat resistant glasses, I went by a lot of shops that sold glass cups, all of them can hold no more than 200 ml, and I saw the tall cup is used by hojo to illustrate the brewing of Tai Ping Hou Kui, I also need a 150 ml glass gaiwan and a 200 ml glass gaiwan and I believe I am equiped to handle any chinese green tea that I stumble upon.

[Salsero]

Yes, I learned from Gingko how beautiful green tea and glass are. Good luck, Oni, with your green experiments.

[chicagopotter]

Hello there. I'm new to the forum and to tea drinking in general. Here is my daily use teapot. It is made out of stoneware, glazed in shino, and fired with atmospheric soda. The yunomi in the top image is by Brandon Phillips.








Thanks for checking them out!

[Tead Off]

I received this shino chawan today from Hawaiian artist Cory Lum. It's a work of art, with so many interesting facets, it defies description in anything other than superlatives.

Click the image to see more views of this lovely teabowl.

Really lovely. What is the size of this and how much does he charge for a chawan like this?

[Victoria]

Wow Geek, that bowl is really stunning! I will be watching for him closely now!

Meanwhile here is my *glass* bottom bowl from Etsy.


Thanks Geek for finding out the "glass" is actually keawe ash.

[Geekgirl]

Really lovely. What is the size of this and how much does he charge for a chawan like this?

Size is about 5" x 2-3/4", slightly on the large size for small hands, but still very comfortable. I have no idea where Cory sells his chawan. I had been looking for ages. I received this one as a generous gift. He does beautiful work, but it is a sideline for him. He's a professional photographer.

Thanks Geek for finding out the "glass" is actually keawe ash.

Mine is keawe, yours might very well be glass. There are a lot of ceramic artists out there combining glass and clay. I love your bowl. Are you going to use it as a chawan? it has a spout kind of, is it meant to be a yuzamashi?

[Victoria]

Geek, you are right mine is glass, I got confused - but it states it right on the artist's page:
http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.ph ... d=15371314

It was designed as a chawan, I'll be using it for matcha, but I might use it for an oolong two along the way. It is pretty heavy though, so I am understanding now, what you meant.

Not sure why the potter makes that "lip" but as I found out with dotK this weekend,
it is handy to make a batch to share, rather than two seperate batches. I should have used this bowl, but I was excited to use my other new chawan from Matsuwa I bought this weekend. Pics to follow.

[Geekgirl]

LOL! You are as bad as I am. I think I "need" one of those hokujo yuzamashi now. Maybe I need to work a little more to support my tea habit? LMAO! Can't wait to see your chawan.