Aug 18th, '08, 02:01
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by MMaas » Aug 18th, '08, 02:01
Salsero wrote:Do you actually use the Sakura bark scoop or just admire it?
Thanks Sal! I used to use the scoop much more and spent many fine evenings pondering just how large a scoop is xxx grams before bowing to science and picking up a 400-Z scale (omitted from picture)
I still break out the scoop some in assisting the tea between the container, scale and pot. Someone somewhere deep in the archives here posited that it’s best not to touch the leaves to keep the tea oil from rubbing off on your skin, so I try to stick with that when possible.
-Mucho
Aug 18th, '08, 09:18
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by joelbct » Aug 18th, '08, 09:18
MMaas wrote:Here's what I've managed to track down since my recent conversion to tea fanatic. Many are from stores local to San Francisco, others online, but all acquisitions have been influenced by the collective teachings of the group here. Thanks to all of you for sharing your wisdom of this fascinating and delicious art!
-Mucho
Nice collection, I like the swirly Kyusu!
Aug 21st, '08, 01:44
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by chamekke » Aug 21st, '08, 01:44
OK, here is a lidded yunomi I found at the not-so-close-by consignment shop. (It's the same one where I found the tokoname kyuusu and the momiji tetsubin earlier this year.)
I usually don't go for cups that have an all-over coloured pattern, but in this case the design appealed to me. Those little bowed lines are meant to be autumn grasses... very seasonal. The faint grey-purple shading here and there
may be intended to depict autumnal mists, but of that I'm not quite so sure:
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Aug 21st, '08, 01:46
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by Geekgirl » Aug 21st, '08, 01:46
Wow, that is absolutely beautiful! I need a secondhand store like that near me! (Wait! no I don't! ack!)
Aug 21st, '08, 01:50
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by chamekke » Aug 21st, '08, 01:50
GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Wow, that is absolutely beautiful! I need a secondhand store like that near me! (Wait! no I don't! ack!)
Yes, my problem exactly.
My neighbourhood...
enables me
Aug 21st, '08, 02:08
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by Geekgirl » Aug 21st, '08, 02:08
Yeah, that must be it, because it couldn't be our complete lack of ability to say NO in the face of a good teaware deal...
Aug 21st, '08, 02:24
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by chamekke » Aug 21st, '08, 02:24
Hell no!
P.S. That yunomi was $4. I defy anyone to resist under those circumstances.
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Aug 21st, '08, 03:19
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by Salsero » Aug 21st, '08, 03:19
It is a work of art.
Aug 21st, '08, 09:37
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by Victoria » Aug 21st, '08, 09:37
Gorgeous!! And the coveted white interior too!
Such a find!
Aug 21st, '08, 10:42
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by henley » Aug 21st, '08, 10:42
Chamekke - Beautiful piece!!! I wouldn't have left it behind, either!
Aug 21st, '08, 23:40
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by Geekgirl » Aug 21st, '08, 23:40
Another lovely from the inimitable
Mr Parker.
This little mug is only 6 ounces, perfect for a cuppa, especially when I don't want to go girly with the cup and saucer, or get down with the gongfu.
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Aug 22nd, '08, 00:12
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by chrl42 » Aug 22nd, '08, 00:12
GeekgirlUnveiled wrote:Another lovely from the inimitable
Mr Parker.
This little mug is only 6 ounces, perfect for a cuppa, especially when I don't want to go girly with the cup and saucer, or get down with the gongfu.
That's adorable.
That glaze-changing effect is very popular here in China, too.
That blue-ish turned spot is what I like about that cup!
Aug 22nd, '08, 12:38
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by Victoria » Aug 22nd, '08, 12:38
Sweet!
Aug 23rd, '08, 00:58
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by Geekgirl » Aug 23rd, '08, 00:58
ooh, nice. I bid on an oil spot bowl like that recently. Maybe the same bowl? But I am cheap and probably only bid $25. Which is why I never win.
