Japanese made chawan vs. non-japanese made chawan

[bonjiri]

hey everyone,

cory, sorry i haven't posted before now...the chawan actually arrived last monday but i've been out of town and just got back last night.

without further adieu...


supurb kodai!





i believe i got a wood fired shino chawan. i don't believe the pool in the bottom is glass in this one, but rather formed as minerals from the wood in the smoke and ash collected on the sides (facing the wind??) and liquified...dripping down into the bottom. please correct me if i'm wrong.

this piece really captured a lot of the energy from the wood...which came directly from the sun. i'm reminded of this energy when i look in the bottom of the bowl and see the sparkling green pool reflecting light back up to me...passing it along.

i love it! THANKS CORY!! this give was so nice of you..i don't know what to say. hey, i'll look you up and buy you a beer when i make it to hawaii after i graduate (if that ever happnes )!

smells familiar ! aloha ! mahalo ! you`re very welcome

this piece is shino with hawaiian keawe ash applied. gas fired. all natural ash. no glass applied

cheers

cory

[chicagopotter]

cory - how did you get the clay body so dark?

[tea fish]

Just read this thread and feel like I've been walking through a ceramics gallery. What striking, memorable work you do Cory!

[Chip]

Just read this thread and feel like I've been walking through a ceramics gallery. What striking, memorable work you do Cory!

You can find Cory's TeawareArtisan topic HERE! Other artisans, etc create their own topic and can post their works as well as answer questions TeaChatters might have.

[bonjiri]

cory - how did you get the clay body so dark?

chicago

aloha !

first u need to use a dark, iron rich / manganese enriched clay body, then the firing u need a body reduction.

cheers

cory

[Herb_Master]

Now across the Atlantic has arrived!


Foot First





A Peek Inside






Around The Rim




Side View




But the Other Side






Thank you Cory!

[chingwa]

This arrived last weekend, but I was waiting for a good time to break it in before taking pictures ^_^

beautiful silvery black... the color is hard to describe...









Thanks Cory! I'll post images from it's "maiden voyage" in the green tea forum

写真はちょっと懐かしい...

[Salsero]

Thanks for the pictures, Chingwa (and Herb_Master and Smells_Familiar and everyone else -- some real artists with a camera inspired by these chawan!).

Are the blue highlights part of the chawan or are they reflections in the mirror-like surface?

Is the Ummon-no-mukashi worth $1 a gram?

[Geekgirl]

This arrived last weekend, but I was waiting for a good time to break it in before taking pictures ^_^

beautiful silvery black... the color is hard to describe...

No kidding, huh? I LOVE my black chawan. The color is so hard to capture on photo. Kind of a yuteki tenmoku, but less spotty. Yours is beautiful, I love that shape, so interesting!

I also want to know if the Ummon is super-duper-twice-as-good as the Waka?

Sal, I can answer regarding the blue that it is part of the bowl. Mine also has a highlight like this on the face.

[chingwa]

Yes, I love the loose-ness of this bowl... it has an interesting energy to it

I really enjoyed the Unmon. I did a comparison between this and a Hibiki-an top quality Matcha last month in the green tea section. I do find though that the flavor has changed quite a bit over the month or so I've had it. If you do buy it I would recommend to suck it down as quickly as possible Not that it isn't still good, but it has definitely lost some complexness of the fresh rich flavor I enjoyed when first opened. I only drink matcha on average once or twice a week... other people may not experience this problem depending on their usage patterns

For me it is worth the price because I consider matcha in general to be a special treat, not a daily occurrence. Therefore I'd gladly fork the money over for the higher end stuff.

[woozl]

First I ordered matcha with my sincha.
Two days later I was gifted a chawan.
Fate had spoken.
Once I held the bowl, I knew it would be so wrong to use an egg beater.
The hunt for a chasen is over!
Here is my first bowl of "kiri no mori" from ocha
I used 3/4 tsp. for 3oz. water. (no scale)
Frothed up nice,
Surprisingly sweet mmmmmm





matcha, matcha, matcha man,
I'm gonna be a matcha man

[Tead Off]

Finally, the chawan gifted by Cory arrives. Khun Cory, Khap Khun Maak Khrap!!



Deep reddish brown with rings of a silvery irridescent glaze. Mysterious, dark, circular bodies moving across the landscape.........

[Salsero]

The most amazing thing to me is how different all these Cory chawan are!

[Geekgirl]

wow, the elusive red. I hear that red glazes are particularly temperamental. That is absolutely gorgeous, it looks about the same size and shape as mine, don't you love it?

[Tead Off]

wow, the elusive red. I hear that red glazes are particularly temperamental. That is absolutely gorgeous, it looks about the same size and shape as mine, don't you love it?

The size is 8.5cm x 12.5cm approx. Big and deep. Massive, masculine, and, muscular. Very quiet. Makes me contemplate the nature of people and whether there is something wrong with the water in North Korea.