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by auhckw » Dec 9th, '11, 10:01
Been wanting to get this kind of cup and finally found a shop which has it. Burned a big hole in my pocket
Temmoku Cup - Made by Taiwan Artist
Artist: 罗森豪 (luó sēn háo) - Lo.senhao
Item: 天目碗 (tiān mù wǎn) - Temmoku Cup
Capacity: 150ml (to the max)
Measurement: Height: 5.5cm, Width: 9cm
Made in: 2011 (new)
More photos:
http://imageshack.us/g/213/image001vc.jpg/
Will snap more photos later. It looks even nicer with tea in it as it becomes goldenish. Will also to snap some photos under daylight...
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Dec 9th, '11, 10:03
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by auhckw » Dec 9th, '11, 10:03
According to seller this artist is one of the few top makers of Temmoku in Taiwan. He even has a few books. This is one of it.
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by Chip » Dec 9th, '11, 10:08
Beauty ... nice oil spot glaze(?).
Dec 9th, '11, 11:01
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by auhckw » Dec 9th, '11, 11:01
Chip wrote:Beauty ... nice oil spot glaze(?).
Thanks
Yes, glazed on the inside and outside.
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by Drax » Dec 9th, '11, 11:43
Oooh, very nice! That oil-spot style looks really great.
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by Chip » Dec 9th, '11, 12:17
Oil spot prices can vary so much. A lot depends upon who is the artisan ... and then there are the aesthetics which often I find hard to distinguish a 50 USD one from a 150 USD one.
I guess this is why I have not taken the plunge yet. I want to understand it more (aka analysis paralysis saves lots of money again!
)
I guess also gravitating towards wabi-sabi over this perfection ... but these can be stunning.
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by entropyembrace » Dec 9th, '11, 13:59
Chip wrote:Oil spot prices can vary so much. A lot depends upon who is the artisan ... and then there are the aesthetics which often I find hard to distinguish a 50 USD one from a 150 USD one.
It´s immediately apparent to me....but that just makes me wish I could spend thousands of dollars on one.
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by iannon » Dec 9th, '11, 17:43
heres a coupe in the 35 -45 dollar range..I thought they looked quite nice at least. been on my watch list for a bit
Dec 9th, '11, 19:18
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by auhckw » Dec 9th, '11, 19:18
Chip wrote:Oil spot prices can vary so much. A lot depends upon who is the artisan ... and then there are the aesthetics which often I find hard to distinguish a 50 USD one from a 150 USD one.
I guess this is why I have not taken the plunge yet. I want to understand it more (aka analysis paralysis saves lots of money again!
)
I guess also gravitating towards wabi-sabi over this perfection ... but these can be stunning.
Just for reference, the artisan Temmoku above is USD 965
There isn't other alternatives locally, so I hope the price paid is not a 'cut throat' price.
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by Chip » Dec 9th, '11, 19:23
auhckw wrote: Just for reference, the artisan Temmoku above is USD 965
There isn't other alternatives locally, so I hope the price paid is not a 'cut throat' price.
<gulp> May it bring you many years of enjoyment.
There are always higher and higher price levels for premium teawares.
I tend to be with Ian on this ... anything that expensive would scare me to use ... heck to even pick up ... hm, to even look at w/o touching.
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by Bob_McBob » Dec 9th, '11, 20:16
I kinda like
these cups. Not too expensive.
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by chrl42 » Dec 9th, '11, 20:54
I heard those cups should be fired at the highest temperature ever,
and it's glaze and base clay should contain lots of iron,
to imitate Song dynasty's local Fujian style.
Today's contain lots of chemical ingredients, bubble and warped spot (due to high firing) are seldomly seen. Black texture helps to appreciate the bubble of tea, quite important to Matcha and in Song tradition,
seems in Taiwan and Fujian it is mainly produced today..not sure about in Japan.
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by debunix » Dec 9th, '11, 21:44
I find these just stunning. I've been scouting some oil-spot glaze items on Mago's eBay site but the major maker of those doesn't do much in the smaller (and cheaper) sizes I prefer to drink from. Some day....
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by auhckw » Dec 9th, '11, 22:31
My new avatar, The Eye...
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by Stentor » Dec 10th, '11, 07:25
It really does look like an eye. Amazing.
