Sep 2nd, '12, 01:17
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by jayinhk » Sep 2nd, '12, 01:17
This should be entertaining
The brown porcelain Japanese infuser cup is my father's, and at $60 cost more than double what all of the Jingdezhen stuff cost put together. The blue and white Japanese-style cup (made in China) was bought at a discount store here for $2. The Jingde dragon cup was around $5.50 and the plainer pots and cups were only around $6.50 (total) from a street vendor a few blocks away from work!
The simple gaiwan cost me $2.20 at a household goods store here in Hong Kong.
Sep 2nd, '12, 18:30
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by Poohblah » Sep 2nd, '12, 18:30
Jay, any reason why your blue cup reads 壽司 (sushi)?
Sep 4th, '12, 09:25
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by jayinhk » Sep 4th, '12, 09:25
Wow, two of my friends swore the first character was 'long life' in Chinese. I did buy it at a Japanese discount store that happens to have a branch here, so it is made for the Japanese market. I guess it's meant for drinking green tea with your sushi.
Just checked out the eBay link..thanks for sharing guys! Can't believe the guy's charging $10 for it, but I guess he has to make a profit.
Sep 4th, '12, 14:17
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by the_economist » Sep 4th, '12, 14:17
It is indeed the character for long life, they didn't lie.
Sep 5th, '12, 01:38
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by jayinhk » Sep 5th, '12, 01:38
the_economist wrote:It is indeed the character for long life, they didn't lie.
Interesting. I may have to pick some sushi up for dinner later!
Sep 11th, '12, 16:36
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by Saladin » Sep 11th, '12, 16:36
Got a new Mashiko yunomi in the mail today.
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Sep 11th, '12, 18:42
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by Saladin » Sep 11th, '12, 18:42
Here is a slightly better picture of the cup with its identical twin cousin. I dig the feet.
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Sep 11th, '12, 20:24
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by JBaymore » Sep 11th, '12, 20:24
Nice score, Saladin.
best,
...............john
Sep 13th, '12, 22:22
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by Poohblah » Sep 13th, '12, 22:22
so that's the tea that I had when I went to conveyor belt sushi joints in Japan.
Sep 18th, '12, 15:03
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Sep 18th, '12, 23:35
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by Geekgirl » Sep 18th, '12, 23:35
Those are very beautiful.
Sep 19th, '12, 00:52
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by debunix » Sep 19th, '12, 00:52
Nice!
Sep 19th, '12, 13:09
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by Saladin » Sep 19th, '12, 13:09
Thanks for the kind words! I took a three year break from pottery so it's great to be back in the studio.
