Show Off Your Pots and Cups V

[Victoria]

I think they go nicely!

[heavydoom]

photo 4, photo 5 from the venerable mr. s. erler.
photo 6, photo 7 from a new found toronto source. photo 7 is a very fast pourer, my speed demon of all pots. these pots are around the 130 to 140 ml variety.

the two xi shi ones are both 140 ml in volumes. note the strange flattened ball filter.


here also i present my tea set up for gong fu cha sessions. i have tried tea trays but i feel the use of bowls and dishes are more soothing for my eyes. i really do. all the trays/bowls/whatever were on sale. nothing cost more than 6.99 canadian.

[lastcoyote]

very nice!
..and present of course is the ever essential item in a gongfu session...the TV remote!

[Geekgirl]

very nice!
..and present of course is the ever essential item in a gongfu session...the TV remote!

And an apple core!

Very nice, I especially like pot #2 (pic #3).

[heavydoom]

yes, the remote and the apple core. missing out of the photo is the essential garbage can, fly swatter and my all time favourite, the elusive laptop. alas, my laptop is upstairs. tea warfare is done in the living room, chatting with online pu heads is done upstairs.

[Salsero]

I like your teaboat. All the pots are, of course, magnificent.

[heavydoom]

I like your teaboat. All the pots are, of course, magnificent.

that rectangular blue thing? got that for 6.99, on sale. the same for that orange water bowl thing.

for torontonians, go to this store called ONE. it's inside market village. tons and tons and tons of japanese pottery ware.

[Rainy]

My Newbie colllection is growing
- I got the teaware at a thrift store today. Fair cup (?) 50 cents, little blue teacup with green lip 25 cents, larger blue cup ( matcha maybe?feels so great in the hand) $1.00 and the tray was $1.00. Spent my money on tea from Seven Cups which I will post about later.

[Geekgirl]

VERY cool. Makes me want to go thrift-shopping.

[Salsero]

I like your teaboat.

that rectangular blue thing?

Everything is nice, but I was referring to the wide, shallow bowl that the pot sits in. Such things are sometimes called teaboats -- I don't know why, it doesn't make any sense. It may be more of an oolong term. There are also some things people put inside the bowl to elevate the pot so it doesn't sit in the water.

In any event, it's a cool setup, remote, apple core and all!

[Grubby]

I got the teaware at a thrift store today. Fair cup (?) 50 cents, little blue teacup with green lip 25 cents, larger blue cup ( matcha maybe?feels so great in the hand) $1.00 and the tray was $1.00. Spent my money on tea from Seven Cups which I will post about later.

Is it ok i think its ugly when you got it so cheap?
I like the tray though.

[Rainy]

Grubby, it's fine with me if you think it's ugly-
I like it and it will do for now.

[heavydoom]

I like your teaboat.

that rectangular blue thing?

Everything is nice, but I was referring to the wide, shallow bowl that the pot sits in. Such things are sometimes called teaboats -- I don't know why, it doesn't make any sense. It may be more of an oolong term. There are also some things people put inside the bowl to elevate the pot so it doesn't sit in the water.

In any event, it's a cool setup, remote, apple core and all!

sal

i had been looking for a bowl with that raised island thing in the middle but then i thought, why don't i just use the perfect soup bowl for this? i found this bowl to be the perfect dimension, not too deep, not too large, just perfect for one pot. when significant water collects in the bowl, i just dump the water into that orange urn thing.

as you can see from the pic, i am using my old tea tray as a tray for my pots to dry on.

[Mary R]

VERY cool. Makes me want to go thrift-shopping.

Seconded! I absolutely *adore* the fair cup.

[Rainy]

Thanks Mary- best of all it works! I just had my 3rd steep of
Buddha's Eyebrow- and it was yum!

I like the idea of using a bowl instead of a tea tray-

Next, Xijing pot and cup for the puer if I like it.