Who says a girl can't like both?Chip wrote: Victoria, you may need to turn in your avatar if this keeps up! And replace it with a photo of her highness, Queen Victoria!
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No, I changed my mind on the other lavender one. I liked this one better. I don't want to go to crazy.henley wrote:Feeling a little pretentious, aren't we?Chip wrote:The Moderator...henley wrote:Who says a girl can't like both?Chip wrote: Victoria, you may need to turn in your avatar if this keeps up! And replace it with a photo of her highness, Queen Victoria!
Thanks everyone for your nice comments.
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Especially for Salsero, who was getting very excited about yunomi on the chataku thread
Here are a couple of yunomi that I've had for a while. Not new, but I'm still enjoying them tremendously.
This is a little yunomi that I found at a local consignment shop. Definitely of Japanese origin, but there's no chop or signature on the bottom; in fact, it has a flat base, rather than a trimmed foot. This is a mingei (folk-style) piece, I believe - kabocha-gata or pumpkin-shaped. The yunomi is somewhat foreshortened in this shot; I was trying to emphasize the ridges, especially at the base.
The next cup is an Aritayaki porcelain yunomi that I bought during a visit to England. My husband is from a small town in North Devon, and during a family visit I discovered this piece at a charity shop in that town. I think it cost a pound or so.
It's a simple yet graceful design - two mitsuba or pine-needle pairs, one on each side of the cup. (Apparently the pine-needle "leaf" represents romantic or marital fidelity, because the needles form pairs that never come apart.) The overall shape is very appealing, too, as is the unusual scalloped foot. No idea how it fetched up in near-rural Devon, though! I would give quite a lot to find more of this design.
Sorry about the different sizes of picture... I was a bit distracted when working on these:
In style they're like night and day... yet I like them both very much. And the second piece is what got me interested in Japanese porcelain for the first time.
Here are a couple of yunomi that I've had for a while. Not new, but I'm still enjoying them tremendously.
This is a little yunomi that I found at a local consignment shop. Definitely of Japanese origin, but there's no chop or signature on the bottom; in fact, it has a flat base, rather than a trimmed foot. This is a mingei (folk-style) piece, I believe - kabocha-gata or pumpkin-shaped. The yunomi is somewhat foreshortened in this shot; I was trying to emphasize the ridges, especially at the base.
The next cup is an Aritayaki porcelain yunomi that I bought during a visit to England. My husband is from a small town in North Devon, and during a family visit I discovered this piece at a charity shop in that town. I think it cost a pound or so.
It's a simple yet graceful design - two mitsuba or pine-needle pairs, one on each side of the cup. (Apparently the pine-needle "leaf" represents romantic or marital fidelity, because the needles form pairs that never come apart.) The overall shape is very appealing, too, as is the unusual scalloped foot. No idea how it fetched up in near-rural Devon, though! I would give quite a lot to find more of this design.
Sorry about the different sizes of picture... I was a bit distracted when working on these:
In style they're like night and day... yet I like them both very much. And the second piece is what got me interested in Japanese porcelain for the first time.
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those are beeeeautiful cham - but I hate to tell you, the tea in the first picture is a green color, I think that means its broken. Isn't is supposed to be amber?
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Har!tenuki wrote:those are beeeeautiful cham - but I hate to tell you, the tea in the first picture is a green color, I think that means its broken. Isn't is supposed to be amber?
Let's face it, that's a murky green... it's Den's Genmaicha fortified with Matcha (sample).
Tell you what, next time I do a photoshoot with tea, I'll use an oxidixed oolong to obtain that perfect deep amber
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I have been given to understand that yes, yunomi-s usually have a trimmed foot.Salsero wrote:They are beautiful. I have seen one before with the twin pine leaf on it, but did not know what it stood for. The trimmed foot is the usual style? Something like a chawan?
Although given that one of mine doesn't, I could be talking through my hat!
Excellent questions all. In my case, one was a wedding gift and two were inherited. All three are contained in full tea sets: pot, sugar, creamer, tray, spoons, holders, etc. I think my granmothers' were actually used at some point, but mine is still in the box. I can't imagine why someone gave me one at my wedding, except that that's what one is *supposed* to do / receive. I don't know anyone who uses a silver tea set for anything other than display anymore. I'd love to hear from another Southerner who knows any different. Oh, and *my* Great-Aunt Jane was more of a Schlitz and snuff girl. Sorry!chamekke wrote:Now I'm curiousThinkingOutLoud wrote:Yikes! I'm a good southern girl with about 3 silver teapots. It never occurred to me to actually *use* them. Hmmmm ....trent wrote:I found a solid silver teapot in my basement which I will now use as my kettle.
Wow I have never seen a chasen holder like that!
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Ooh, you got it! Félicitations! It's a beauty.olivierco wrote:
I was seriously thinking of bidding on that set, but then I remembered that I already have one... plus I have some bills to pay this month...
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