Just say no. I mean yes.

[Victoria]

Is it wrong to buy these teas just for the canisters?
Lovely!

http://www.choitime.com/products.asp?cid=59

[geeber1]

Oooh, those are pretty!

[Vulture]

ooo I am tatling on you! This should be in the teaware forum!

I think those look interesting, like the old dice cups.

[Victoria]

Yeah I was kind of thinking it's more "teaware" to me - but really it's kinda of "other teas" I am perfectly happy with Mod digression in moving it.

[Pentox]

Those look like those paper canisters. They're actually quite horrible if they are.

[Victoria]

Well I'm just going for the looks - not the storage ability.
If they were in the USA, it would be a done deal already.
Ha!

[Pentox]

Well I'm just going for the looks - not the storage ability.
If they were in the USA, it would be a done deal already.
Ha!

I don't think they even look that pretty. It's like a cardboard tube...

[Vulture]

I don't think they even look that pretty. It's like a cardboard tube...

Like I said the old Dice Cups you get in board games. Not the real leather ones but still amusing.

[Victoria]

Men.

[Vulture]

Men.

What? they look nice like the cover from a leather bound book with metallic print. But I wouldn't go as far as 'pretty'

Chicks

Edit: Actually looking at those again, I wouldn't be surprised if a snake popped out of that canister... (like the old Snake in a Peanut Can trick)

[ABx]

I actually have to agree with Pentox, but only because I've seen them in person - Shan Shui teas has some like this that are unmarked. They do have a sort of textured surface, but they are obviously cardboard when you see them, with plain flat brass on the top and bottom.

They do look quite nice in the picture, but I'm afraid that you'd be disappointed in person. I don't think they're that horrible, though I could be wrong; I don't keep anything good in mine because I don't know how much I can trust them. They're not like the larger one I got a cheap tea in, which the lid is rather difficult to put on because it's so air tight that you have to really push down hard.

If you do want to try the tea then you might start with one - as long as the tea itself makes it worth it if you don't like the canister after all.

[chamekke]

I agree that they're probably cardboard. They are rather attractive though.

If you want them for short-term decanting of leaf, that's probably fine. Otherwise, such containers are mainly ornamental. You can always keep the tea inside the bag and put that inside the canister, of course.

[Chip]

A picture is worth a thousand words, or in this case 9,524 yen. I think it comes with 300 grams of sencha Kukinohomare from Kaburagien. Both feature "hand made gold work" and can be yours for around 100 USD.

[brianlavelle]

A picture is worth a thousand words, or in this case 9,524 yen. I think it comes with 300 grams of sencha Kukinohomare from Kaburagien.

Now, that's beautiful, Chip - inside and out! And I just love the English translation on the Kaburagien site:

"Drew grand trunk and herb by gold on the thin gold colour Japan paper and small branch is put colour by burned gold. The edges of small tea branches and flowers are silver workmanship and heart of flower is delicate gold workmanship lines. That makes the Japanese apricot's flower is gentle.The craftsman now remains few and this is valuable gold workmanship."

[Chip]

Yeah, Brian, in a word, beautiful. And rather unique as well.

Same price and sencha ... if you prefer bamboo over "bonsai" look.


I have looked at both of these almost every day for a month. I am struggling with buying 300 grams of any one sencha, let alone one I never tried.