The unofficial/official HAGI topic!

[Chip]

... nor even wanting a cure ... cures are for leaky Hagi.

[woozl]

Nah, it's the two step...

umm honey ...uh, er umm, I spent the money at the ' er casino, um the uh hagi ware uh...ahhh umm...

[Seeker]

I am pleased to say I was able to drink from my loquat biwa with no chataku needed. It was quite a leaker initially, loosing several oz.
I have done nothing other than drinking tea from it every day.
It is amazing to see the changes going on, it is truly alive, in flux and flow.

Cool Wooz!
I too have decided not to "cure" my loquat biwa. I'm going with the "natural" tea cure. It has fast become my favorite vessel for drinking greens - HEAVY rotation (taking cuts even!). And I only get some sweat now and then underneath.

[Abracadaver!]

Ahh, how they grow,
Please take photos of "your kidz" as life progresses.
Props to Abracadabre

Oh, snap! It's good to see that my former warez are getting put to good use! I'm glad that they went to such a happy home!

BTW, what exactly are the "7 stages" broken down? Is 7 just a lucky number?

[woozl]

Saw this on wiki,

...the most conspicuous and characteristic feature of what we think of as traditional Japanese beauty and it "occupies roughly the same position in the Japanese pantheon of aesthetic values as do the Greek ideals of beauty and perfection in the West." Andrew Juniper claims, "if an object or expression can bring about, within us, a sense of serene melancholy and a spiritual longing, then that object could be said to be wabi-sabi." Richard R. Powell summarizes by saying "It (wabi-sabi) nurtures all that is authentic by acknowledging three simple realities: nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect."

The words wabi and sabi do not translate easily. Wabi originally referred to the loneliness of living in nature, remote from society; sabi meant "chill", "lean" or "withered". Around the 14th century these meanings began to change, taking on more positive connotations. Wabi now connotes rustic simplicity, freshness or quietness, and can be applied to both natural and human-made objects, or understated elegance. It can also refer to quirks and anomalies arising from the process of construction, which add uniqueness and elegance to the object. Sabi is beauty or serenity that comes with age, when the life of the object and its impermanence are evidenced in its patina and wear, or in any visible repairs.

Wiki

[woozl]

If this isn't the seventh phase, then what is.....

[Victoria]

Hummm I feel like I'm that game show Concentration. I know I saw that behind some door recently. Heh. Nice.

[woozl]

Not my door

[Tead Off]

Hummm I feel like I'm that game show Concentration. I know I saw that behind some door recently. Heh. Nice.

Ebay

[Chip]

The eveness in the crackle staining is almost too even? Looking at my youngsters, the staining is much more concentrated in the areas most exposed to tea, the inside and lower (since the bowls/cups are never really filled with tea).

Well, maybe after 50 or so years, I will see first hand ...

[Chip]

Woohoo, box arrived from Japan today with Special Offers #6 and 7!!!!!

[Victoria]

Mine too! For a change, no long wait this time!

This bowl is so photogenic! And to think I *almost* passed on this one! As it was this was an unchosen one, next to last to be sold.

Ohhhh Deishi love:

[woozl]

Victoria,
Nice shots. New cam?, tripod?
As usual, looks better than the vendor's snaps.
Anyway, my cup is en route.
Tomorrow maybe.

[Victoria]

No same camera! The Deishi is just more photogenic I guess! Not so with the Sansei though which is even prettier, too bad -

[Victoria]

Preliminary tests show no leaking!!! Even though glaze seems a bit sparse inside, no leaks.