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by PolyhymnianMuse » Apr 27th, '08, 13:41

There is a chinese tea tool that is basically a funnel for small mouth teapots like that to help you get the tealeaves in. That might help :)

I really love that pot. Its looks rustic but very proper at the same time. The colors and designs are really something else.
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by tenuki » Apr 27th, '08, 15:13

I like that pot chamekke. The handle seems newer than the pot, any story behind that, ie did you make the handle? Looks like some clever weaving. I love clearly handmade stuff that reveal their inner structure and invite you to examine them and imagine their making.
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by chamekke » Apr 27th, '08, 16:01

tenuki wrote:I like that pot chamekke. The handle seems newer than the pot, any story behind that, ie did you make the handle? Looks like some clever weaving. I love clearly handmade stuff that reveal their inner structure and invite you to examine them and imagine their making.
The teapot came with that handle; it's not my work :)

Here's the other side (taken from a slightly different angle too):

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by brianlavelle » Apr 27th, '08, 16:20

It's a very nice pot indeed, chamekke. I wish I could find the amazing things you find in the stores around you! You certainly have a skill for seeking these things out.

The chabitsu you posted earlier is rather astonishing too: what a beautiful set. Please don't stop posting your finds.
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by insanitylater » Apr 27th, '08, 20:18

when you find cups you forgot you owned it's kind of a pleasant surprise

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Celadon Cups

by Salsero » Apr 27th, '08, 22:38

insanitylater wrote:when you find cups you forgot you owned it's kind of a pleasant surprise
I know what you mean. I just found these celedon cups that I hadn't really looked at for a year and a half. I think I am going to dust them off and use them to enable my resurgent interest in light oolongs.
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Seems that some TeaHero recently said that light oolongs look spectacular in celadon cups, and I love the inviting shape: an opening flower yielding its nectar. They are a little small for my usual oolong styles, but styles were meant to change.
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by tenuki » Apr 27th, '08, 23:13

wow, stunning picture of stunning teaware Sal.
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by Salsero » Apr 27th, '08, 23:36

tenuki wrote:wow, stunning picture of stunning teaware Sal.
I'll bet you say that to all the boys, Ten! But it won't work with me. I have my virtue to think of.
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by tenuki » Apr 27th, '08, 23:45

Salsero wrote:
tenuki wrote:wow, stunning picture of stunning teaware Sal.
I'll bet you say that to all the boys, Ten! But it won't work with me. I have my virtue to think of.
No, seriously, where did you get them? (and the scroll they are photographed on, what is that!)
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by Salsero » Apr 28th, '08, 00:31

tenuki wrote:No, seriously, where did you get them? (and the scroll they are photographed on, what is that!)
Mmm, I don't remember where I got them, somewhere on the internet I guess. The scroll is the paper my Ippodo Matcha set was wrapped in. It seems the Japanese love wrapping everything in gorgeous printed paper like this. Even a tiny tin of matcha!

And the appearance of the cups and tea may owe more to Photoshop than to my camera and flashes. The tea is actually a pretty dark oolong from TeaHome, hardly green at all. I like it better this way, but it will still taste the same I'm sure! :wink:
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by hop_goblin » Apr 28th, '08, 13:35

I must agree! Great cups Sal!!
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by chamekke » Apr 28th, '08, 20:43

Those are lovely cups. I really like the tiny indentations that faintly suggest the outline of flower petals. Gorgeous.
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by MarshalN » Apr 28th, '08, 20:53

My new steal

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A hira chawan from Japan.... kuroraku.... with a raku seal.... I seem to remember seeing a website somewhere once upon a time where you can figure out which generation of kichizaemon's seal it is, but I've lost the link. Anybody got a clue?

No, I don't drink much matcha, but I do plan to change that soon as summer is upon us and now I have better teaware to go with it....
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by joelbct » Apr 28th, '08, 22:28

MarshalN wrote:A hira chawan from Japan.... kuroraku.... with a raku seal.... I seem to remember seeing a website somewhere once upon a time where you can figure out which generation of kichizaemon's seal it is, but I've lost the link. Anybody got a clue?

No, I don't drink much matcha, but I do plan to change that soon as summer is upon us and now I have better teaware to go with it....
Wow, that is beautiful, where did you find it, if you don't mind my asking? And are you sure it's by one of the actual 15 Raku family lineage heads? Many craftsmen make Raku-ware, from what I understand, it would be cool (and very valuable) if it were actually made by one of them.

This site has information on the lineage, though I don't think it has seals:

http://www.raku-yaki.or.jp/rekidai/index-e.html

and if you haven't seen it yet, this has some info, might point you in the right direction:

http://www.e-yakimono.net/guide/html/raku-yaki.html
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by MarshalN » Apr 28th, '08, 22:49

Well, from my meager understanding it's that the raku seal (i.e. one word raku, not shoraku or others) is only used by the proper Raku family, but I could very well be wrong. I'm certainly looking for more info and so am asking for other sources -- any good books, for example?

I found this through Japanese auction. It's a gold mine :)
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