Thanks for posting, Will. And since your website tells me, "you will not find anything of interest here. now run along..."wyardley wrote:Two new ones:
could you give us some more info on their provenance personality?
May 9th, '08, 15:52
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Well supposedly they are Yixing Factory #1 (late 70s / early 80s), both with Zhong Guo Yi Xing (中國宜興 in traditional characters) chop, and they're from a source that should have had access to them. I'm not enough of an expert to verify these claims or determine the teapots' authenticity 100%. I've got a lot of pots along these lines, and I'm sure that at least some are probably fake.Salsero wrote:Thanks for posting, Will. And since your website tells me, "you will not find anything of interest here. now run along..."wyardley wrote:Two new ones:
The standard shui ping one is hong ni, somewhat loose fitting lid, sound of the pot is solid (kind of high pitched and ringing, not as much as zhu ni, but has a nice sound). The ball on top is taller and less round than most similar pots that I've seen. There are some black firing marks on the surface of the clay. There's no visible join line along the back, but maybe one on the bottom. The seller claims it's ca. 1972.
Lid seal (first character looks like 小 (xiao / small); not sure about the second:
Chop:
Second one is a bai le ("hundreds happiness") type shape, one of the other standard teapot shapes from that time period. I believe it's supposedly 70s too, but might be early 80s.
Its chop / closeup of the clay texture:
Both pretty small - maybe 80-115ml (haven't measured yet).
The seller had another one with a really dark clay that was a little more but I don't think he has it any more.
May 10th, '08, 20:11
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OK, I'm about to upload a whole bunch. They're not up to Salsero's standard of photos (I didn't even make any orange pekoe to put into the cups!), but the cups themselves are very pretty.chamekke wrote:Wait until the weekend, Grasshopper, and I shall oblige...tenuki wrote:Pics or it didn't happen.chamekke wrote:The ones I kept are the ones that she and I both liked the most - the sunny yellow teacup, the one with the keyfret design on the edge, the cup with pink cherry blossoms. Those china teacups reflect the historical strata of my childhood and early adulthood, and as such, they're irreplaceable.
Come to think of it, I spent all that time taking pictures but I didn't include the one with the cherry blossoms. Oh well...
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May 10th, '08, 20:23
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Actually, before I do that, here's something else.
I bought this pair of tiny pots at the local consignment shop.
I have no idea what they are.
Dollhouse teapots? Soy sauce containers?
The lids come off if you look at them, so I suspect they're ornamental.
Still the style of them seems very Japanese to me. Curious little things.
The taller one is 3.5" from base to the top of the handle. The smaller is 3" even.
I know that by buying these, I'm in danger of turning into one of those ladies that collect tchotchkes.
Oh well
I bought this pair of tiny pots at the local consignment shop.
I have no idea what they are.
Dollhouse teapots? Soy sauce containers?
The lids come off if you look at them, so I suspect they're ornamental.
Still the style of them seems very Japanese to me. Curious little things.
The taller one is 3.5" from base to the top of the handle. The smaller is 3" even.
I know that by buying these, I'm in danger of turning into one of those ladies that collect tchotchkes.
Oh well
May 10th, '08, 20:25
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My mother left me her collection of bone china. And there was a LOT of it. I had to pare it down to 8 or 9 favourite sets, which was surprisingly hard - especially when I remembered how much she loved and prized all of them.
It wasn't always the cup itself that mattered to her, but the fact that it was given to her by someone she loved. Each was a token of affection and thoughtfulness, and as such, a treasure beyond words.
Of those, these five cup-saucer sets are the ones I like best. They're the ones I find myself retrieving from the china cabinet every time the occasion calls for a brown betty and some Irish Breakfast.
So, for Mother's Day, and in honour of my late mother Hazel:
It wasn't always the cup itself that mattered to her, but the fact that it was given to her by someone she loved. Each was a token of affection and thoughtfulness, and as such, a treasure beyond words.
Of those, these five cup-saucer sets are the ones I like best. They're the ones I find myself retrieving from the china cabinet every time the occasion calls for a brown betty and some Irish Breakfast.
So, for Mother's Day, and in honour of my late mother Hazel:
There's a remote chance that they are shudei -- water droppers for calligraphy. However, the way they look isn't entirely right...chamekke wrote:Actually, before I do that, here's something else.
I bought this pair of tiny pots at the local consignment shop.
I have no idea what they are.
Dollhouse teapots? Soy sauce containers?
The lids come off if you look at them, so I suspect they're ornamental.
Still the style of them seems very Japanese to me. Curious little things.
The taller one is 3.5" from base to the top of the handle. The smaller is 3" even.
I know that by buying these, I'm in danger of turning into one of those ladies that collect tchotchkes.
Oh well
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But I do!Victoria wrote:I don't normally go for blue...
I am a sucker for cobalt/white combination. In fact two Russian renown ceramic linages are specializing in cobalt/white work:Gzhel
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Lomonosovo
This is art, I think.
And your sets are beautiful, chamekke. Especially the blue and white
.RussianSoul wrote: But I do!
Gzhel
and
Lomonosovo
This is art, I think.
And your sets are beautiful, chamekke. Especially the blue and white
Oooooooooh thanks for those links, some nices ones there to be sure. I especially like the winter evening with the delicate scallops on the last page of the second designer. Alas though! My house is mostly black and white with soft green. I must admire from afar!