Show Off Your Pots and Cups VIII

[Chip]

Well, AN has not listed the dragon kyusu as sold, so maybe they have more than one.

I recently got this one with "TeaBucks."
It is possibly the nicest working kyusu I have ever owned
and feels GREAT.
It has a sasame screen. The craftsman is Kenji

*LOVES it.*

Textured kokudei teapot by Kenji

That's good to hear. I found this one a couple weeks ago, and I plan on getting it eventually. What is the availability on tokoname? Are AN kyusu usually a one time thing, or do craftsman generally keep a steady supply? Is this going to be available a couple months from now? I wouldn't want to miss out on this one.

Hey Justin, this is NOT a "one off" kyusu, there are more though they will vary a bit. There is a topic/discussion in Teaware on this kyusu.

Kenji Kyusu topic

You never know however when it will no longer be available. This is my fave kyusu currently, and I have around 10.

[gingkoseto]

This is my fave kyusu currently, and I have around 10.

10!

After I started teachatting, I never feel guilty about shopping anymore

[TIM]

<snip> It didn't hurt that the kyusu is solid-state, i.e. the lid doesn't come off. Otherwise, I would try making tea with it, from a single fragment of a tealeaf plus one drop of water.

Sign of a true tea enthusiast.
heh

TIM - Beautiful set! After closing my mind to anything blue, due to the color scheme of my house, I have since seen the error of my ways.
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Thanks Chamekke and Victoira. Glad that you both enjoy Blue is the new Black on this NFL Sunday.

[wyardley]

Couple new pots.... pics are all in natural light (though not direct sunlight).

This one is ostensibly 80s, with a "2" seal under the lid and a narrow 22 character seal on the bottom. It's about 100 ml, so I think it's a 6 cup pot... I'm guessing the clay is some sort of qing shui ni.

I'll get some better closeups of the bottom seal and lid seal. As you can probably make out in the shot of the bottom, the whole bottom seal is pressed in very lightly, and at the top, it's basically not there at all. Also, note the slightly uneven clay color, and the dark splotch on the lid in the second picture. Not sure whether that's a stubborn stain or part of the clay itself. The texture of the clay is very smooth and pleasant to the touch.

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Hexagonal hong ni pot, about 160 ml. These pictures don't really do the clay texture justice, so I'll try to take some better ones later.

[exstns]

Just thought I'd show off one of my favorites little pots. It is about an inch and a half in height and is mostly used for light oolongs.

[Salsero]

Cool picture, great pot!

[chamekke]

Wow, that is one dignified little pot.

The photograph makes it look like a tiny superhero teapot.

[edkrueger]

Just thought I'd show off one of my favorites little pots. It is about an inch and a half in height and is mostly used for light oolongs.

Is that shopped? or did you use small aperture a diffusion filter and a long shutter speed?

[exstns]

edkrueger: All that you have mentioned and a very bright LED on my cellphone. No photoshop.

Salsero: Thanks!

chamekke: Well that little guy is one of my favorites, so it deserves the best of treatments. Now.. to think of something for THE favorite pot...

[Victoria]

Very cool!

[edkrueger]

edkrueger: All that you have mentioned and a very bright LED on my cellphone. No photoshop.

That is awesome

[volcana]

This is such a cool pot, I love the different shape!

exstns - how cute! great picture, too.

[gingkoseto]

Just thought I'd show off one of my favorites little pots. It is about an inch and a half in height and is mostly used for light oolongs.

What a beauty!!

[poling525]

My teapot for Longjing

[Victoria]

Ohhhh sweet! I am really into green clay. Nice!