Wow, that's cool! Dimensions? I love the slight flare or indentation, looks comfortable to hold. Congrats!
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WOW.. If satan played golf and turned a golf ball into a pot.. this is what I imagine it would look likengower wrote:Ah! I was going to get that a few months ago but have been getting royally ****ed by the economy. It's still on my radar, can't wait until I can afford it.bcos wrote:
If you notice in the first picture, there's a bit of an oval bump - Kenji left a fingerprint in the pot. Kinda cool
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my second kyuusu...
So, this was my second attempt at a kyuusu-style teapot:
I made a BIG mistake and forgot to put a hole in the lid. The lid is so tight, it won't pour when it's full! I have to fill it to ~70% to get water to come out.
Still, I'm much happier with it than my first one.
I made a BIG mistake and forgot to put a hole in the lid. The lid is so tight, it won't pour when it's full! I have to fill it to ~70% to get water to come out.
Still, I'm much happier with it than my first one.
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Very handsome kyusu, Bears!
I'm really interested in sources of glazed kyusu for use in drinking "different" or flavoured teas. There aren't enough people making them; almost all the kyusu I see are either (1) Tokoname or (2) inexpensive porcelain - the kind with the "solid-state" handle. So when you get to the point where you're satisfied with your kyusu and might think about selling them, you have a real market niche there!
I'm really interested in sources of glazed kyusu for use in drinking "different" or flavoured teas. There aren't enough people making them; almost all the kyusu I see are either (1) Tokoname or (2) inexpensive porcelain - the kind with the "solid-state" handle. So when you get to the point where you're satisfied with your kyusu and might think about selling them, you have a real market niche there!
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Potentially, yes. However, most of the kutani designs I've found are too elaborate for my tastes. Also, kutani teapots rarely have the 90-degree-from-the-spout handle that I've come to love. (Of course, it's possible that I'm looking for kyusu in all the wrong places!)MarshalN wrote:Wouldn't kutani porcelain fit your bill, chamekke?
As for new goodies ... I haven't received this yet, but it's paid for and will soon be on its way:
Not sure of the correct name for this, which you could call a "partial" nodate set:
- It includes the carrying bag, a nodate-sized chasen (whisk) plus its case, a folding chashaku (scoop - fits inside the chasen case), plus a chakin or wiping cloth.
- It does not include a nodate-sized natsume, chawan or kensui - which is fine because I already have those from another partial set.
Maybe I'll call this after my uilleann pipes (a chanter and drones, but no regulators) and say it's a nodate half-set
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Porcelain kyusu and broken hearts... Here is my late momiji kyusu, which I no longer use since the lid broke (no success so far in gluing it, alas). It may not look like much, but I was very fond of it. Sob!
Next is the porcelain (?) teapot that I've been relying on ever since the Lid Incident. No idea who made this one; it was another consignment-store find. I absolutely love the glaze, but have to admit that the small lid opening and fixed handle make it just a tad tricky to put in the hot water and tea. The tiny spout also demands a certain degree of ... patience ... when it comes time to pour out the tea:
The only other Japanese porcelain pot I own is this kutani number with momiji and sakura design.
It's not bad, it's just that I rarely use it mainly as a backup due to its elaborate design, which never seems quite right for whatever tea I'm in the mood for! The handle is a replacement, so if it doesn't look quite right, that would be why
Next is the porcelain (?) teapot that I've been relying on ever since the Lid Incident. No idea who made this one; it was another consignment-store find. I absolutely love the glaze, but have to admit that the small lid opening and fixed handle make it just a tad tricky to put in the hot water and tea. The tiny spout also demands a certain degree of ... patience ... when it comes time to pour out the tea:
The only other Japanese porcelain pot I own is this kutani number with momiji and sakura design.
It's not bad, it's just that I rarely use it mainly as a backup due to its elaborate design, which never seems quite right for whatever tea I'm in the mood for! The handle is a replacement, so if it doesn't look quite right, that would be why