Today's MatchaWan :D (new name, but tea's the same)

[Margules]

The slightly larger one is 3.9"w x 4"h.
The not much smaller is about 3.7"w x 3.9"h.

3.7''w seems really narrow for a chawan... do you have any difficulty with the wisking?

[Robert Fornell]

That would seem to be the logic, but, in a conversation with him, he told me he uses Bizen and Shiga clays, sometimes mixed together.

Viewer discression advised.....

R

[Seeker]

Speaking of which...

I mentioned the crystallized chadamari, and now here is a shot of them:



I'm curious - is there a term for this crystallized chadamari?

Haven't gotten to the day's matcha yet.

Soon...

[Robert Fornell]

Seeker,

I don't know if there is a term or not, however the crystallization is probably either soda ash or glass chips sprinkled into the bottom before firing. BTW the glaze looks to be a copper red......

Cheers,
R

[Seeker]

Copper .
He insists his stuff is safe.
Today - pile o' wakamatsu in RC/RF's Mino Tengu.
Cheers.

[Geekgirl]

Good morning teaheads! This morning I present:

Morning matcha in 3 acts



Look, what a pretty chawan. Ah, what a nice pink reflection of my pink pajama pants.

Is that eggs and toast I spy? How lovely.



Let's have a look at that gorgeous matcha now, shall we?

Oh.



The shame! The ignominy! The pinnacle of disgrace! The...

mmmm...

Good chai.

[Robert Fornell]

Now that's what I like Geekgirl...... pushing the limits of that toriawase!

Pink pajamas, over easy eggos, with a cool blue chawan full of chai!

Love it!
R

[Margules]

Copper .
He insists his stuff is safe.

Copper reds are safe. Really nice color too.

[Seeker]

GG - , literally . Brilliant!

Copper reds are safe.

Whew!
(and I do love the color! )

[JBaymore]

Copper reds contain a TINY percentage of copper in the base glaze. Not really an issue.

best,

.................john

[Seeker]

Yesterday, I received a package! From Hidehisa-san. Yippee!
Thus, today's matcha is in an Ao Tebineri by Yamane Seigan.



Cheers everyone, and I wish you happy and joyous holidays, happy and joyous week, and that whatever you're experiencing, you meet and ride your experience well. Peace.
I may not post again until next week, as I'll be traveling for Christmas.
But then again, I might just have to bring along some matcha , we'll see.
You never know...

[Robert Fornell]

Give us a little warning if you would there Seek!

I scrolled down and had to grab my shades those colors are poppin' off the monitor!

Wishing the best to you are yours..... Perhaps best to hold off on the kibako shipment??? Please advise if you have time.....

Cheers,
R

[Seeker]

Hi RC,

You'd mentioned how winter-y it is, so I just wanted to warm you up

a little!

I'll send an email re: kibako.

Thanks for checking.

Cheers mate!

[Victoria]

Holy cow!! That is vividly beautiful!!! You captured it well!
Struggling to do mine justice.

Merry Christmas to you and yours and have a safe journey!

[Seeker]

Thanks Vic!
This is my second one, and this one is significantly bigger than the first one.
Good for matcha! (this one's about 4" x 4").
Sorry about the sizing thing - I'm experimenting with photobucket for the first time this morning and don't quite have it down yet. (had to resize the image to get the post to work, but still I notice they're encroaching on the avatar, hmmph; think I'll go to flickr and have a looksee what size I was using for posts there).
Happy Holidays to you and yours too!!!