Yes, is is very nice as well as being nicely photographed.UncleIroh wrote: wow gingko-- that green set is amazing! cool little tea tray too
It is Japanese? What all do you brew in it? Just greens? Is it available on line somewhere?
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What size is the teapot?
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it's true that they really don't make them like they used to. There's some warm quality about using old tea things that I find it difficult to replicate with new porcelain. It's difficult to put my finger on, but it's definately there.Salsero wrote:The two gaiwans are really something
Sadly no, they're relatively modern. The large ones on the left though are old Irish stoneware I discovered lying in an outhouse - thoroughly cleaned and with a cloth attached to the top, they're great for old loose leaf puerh.t4texas wrote:Are those old Yixing tea containers?
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My aunt brought it to me from ChinaSalsero wrote:Yes, is is very nice as well as being nicely photographed.UncleIroh wrote: wow gingko-- that green set is amazing! cool little tea tray too
It is Japanese? What all do you brew in it? Just greens? Is it available on line somewhere?
I heard it's a popular style in Taiwan in recent years. I use this set for oolong. I've seen people using similar style, glass material for puerh too. What's interesting about such so called "broken ice ceramic" is, the ceramic is broken into small pieces throughout the inside, and therefore tea (or tea stains
) will slowly get into the ceramic and with time being changes the color of the tea ware. After a few uses, I can already see the color difference between the used cup and the unused cup. I have yet to see what kind of shade it will reach eventually UncleIroh, I like the tea tray but it's a cheaper one so I have my fingers crossed and hope it will not leak soon
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hi guys here is my set to share...
this is the "family"
3 pots that i always use at home, the 2 pots with similar color is of the same clay and potter, i got those from china during my stay there. the third one i got recently from dth, its the "30 year mud pot" its nice, but i still like the 2 older ones i have better. the other "toys" i got from china also...
the "toys"... squirting frog, a turtle with retractable neck...
my travel set that's yet to be used...
-darwin
this is the "family"
3 pots that i always use at home, the 2 pots with similar color is of the same clay and potter, i got those from china during my stay there. the third one i got recently from dth, its the "30 year mud pot" its nice, but i still like the 2 older ones i have better. the other "toys" i got from china also...
the "toys"... squirting frog, a turtle with retractable neck...
my travel set that's yet to be used...
-darwin
Very nice, thanks for posting!! Love that portable tray and the tiny frogs!!!
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well, it started with this, the green monster:
but it's grown into all of this:
it's a little difficult to take a good picture in my living room. so difficult that i plainly never managed it.
yet these give you some idea of what my collection looks like and where it lives. none of my teaware is of especially distinguished origin (i don't think i've paid more than $40 for anything except the electric kettle), but it all gets used and enjoyed.
little closer:
and yes, that is my very own teabar! complete with filtered water and variable-temp electric kettle.
it's starting to look like i live in a teashop that collided with a bookstore, but i wouldn't want it any other way. 
i've still got a few more things besides this. i'll try to post some more, or some more detailed pics of individual pieces, when i can re-borrow the camera i was using.
~sean
but it's grown into all of this:
it's a little difficult to take a good picture in my living room. so difficult that i plainly never managed it.
yet these give you some idea of what my collection looks like and where it lives. none of my teaware is of especially distinguished origin (i don't think i've paid more than $40 for anything except the electric kettle), but it all gets used and enjoyed. little closer:
and yes, that is my very own teabar! complete with filtered water and variable-temp electric kettle.
it's starting to look like i live in a teashop that collided with a bookstore, but i wouldn't want it any other way. i've still got a few more things besides this. i'll try to post some more, or some more detailed pics of individual pieces, when i can re-borrow the camera i was using.
~sean
