The unofficial/official Korean Teaware Topic

[Tead Off]

I'm looking forward to how this pot changes over time. Please keep let us see how this progresses.

[coffeeteaunited]

Korean teaware is indeed known for its quality.

[hopeofdawn]

Cross-posting a few more pictures of my new gaiwan, courtesy of Tead Off. It's straw ash glaze over porcelain by Hong Seong-Il. I'm finding this glaze has an amazing amount of detail--the more I study it, the more I notice! It even has a lovely drippy-drape along the bottom as well.









And finally an action shot.

[Peacock]

Very stunning! I might have to invest some funds to deaden my current TAD urges.

[debunix]

Quickly grabbing small drippy-drapey Tenmoku-Nuka cup to try to calm the sudden flareup of TAD....

[Drax]

Oooooh, very pretty....! I love the color combinations, and the flow created by the glaze.

[Tead Off]

Cross-posting a few more pictures of my new gaiwan, courtesy of Tead Off. It's straw ash glaze over porcelain by Hong Seong-Il. I'm finding this glaze has an amazing amount of detail--the more I study it, the more I notice! It even has a lovely drippy-drape along the bottom as well.

The lighter glazing is rice straw ash glaze. The darker color is a glaze made from the clay for Onggi ware. It's a great look that Seong il has perfected very well.

[Tead Off]

2 weeks of use with Seong Il's Buncheong teapot. The difference is staggering. Hagi on steroids.

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[debunix]

My first Seong Il pot went from this



to this



after fewer than a dozen tea sessions. It's big sibling, however, remains much more subtly marked after many dozens of uses.

[Tead Off]

All the shino glazed pots I have from him have crazed. But, the Buncheong is particularly susceptible to this, like Hagi.

[Tead Off]

A beautifully Jun (gyunyo) glazed porcelain teapot by Kim Jong Eun.

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[tingjunkie]

New Hagi cup that is quickly becoming a favorite. Korean Hagi? Japanese imitation? You decide...

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[tingjunkie]

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With big brother in the background...

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[Frisbeehead]

Got my Hong Seong-il shiboridashi the other day

It's beautiful.

[bintuborg]

*thumbs up*

...Hong Seong Il is super nice. I showed him a picture of me cat on instagram and he actually responded to me. I wonder if there is a connection between cat lovers and pottery lovers.