Show Off Your Pots and Cups VII

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Show Off Your Pots and Cups VII

by teaguru » Nov 18th, '08, 03:11

Moderator edit: Go back to Volume VI here.

I only really have these two right now...

My beloved Henley teapot and two little cups my mom bought from a vendor along the waterfront.

But fear not! A couple of gaiwans are in the mail, due to arrive any day!


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by ABx » Nov 18th, '08, 19:17

hop_goblin wrote:
cheaton wrote:
ABx wrote:It's a puerh pick, for breaking up puerh cakes/bricks/touchas :) It tapers so you don't have to pry. The little dog(?) on the top is hard to take a good pic of, but it's jade.
Wouldn't that be a lion, or some facimile of a dragon?
Actually, they are called foo dogs
Just remembered to look on the insert :oops: It's actually a Tian Lu.
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by olivierco » Nov 19th, '08, 14:26

New chataku have just arrived

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Thanks to MarshalN

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Bought on ebay
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by chamekke » Nov 19th, '08, 16:05

Very attractive chataku, Olivier! I spotted them on eBay when they were under auction. Glad that you got them!
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by Vulture » Nov 19th, '08, 16:22

I don't know if its just me but those black ones make me crave a good black liquorish(?)....
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by Victoria » Nov 19th, '08, 17:18

Heh, I saw those too, but I think I finally am to the full up point!!!
Nice, congrats!
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by evilberg » Nov 21st, '08, 20:35

Went to a second hand shop today and came out with a new cup and pot.
And since you all seem to have figurines, here's mine :lol:


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Payed 37 cents, i guess? (0,37 USD) for the cup and 4,34USD for the pot.
This will be good untill my stuff from Dragon Tea House arrives.
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by gingkoseto » Nov 21st, '08, 20:58

evilberg, cute figure!!
Even though my teapot is different from yours, they are somewhat of similar style :D I currently use it at home, but thinking of putting it in office to make my office more colorful :P
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by olivierco » Nov 22nd, '08, 07:07

Nice teapots ginkgo and evilberg!
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by evilberg » Nov 24th, '08, 21:51

Today my order from Dragon Tea House arrived.
Fish Porcelain Tea Set

One 100ml Gaiwan, 6 40ml cups, one strainer with stand and a 150ml pitcher.
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Sorry for my not-so-good camery skills, they actually look really nice!
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by Salsero » Nov 24th, '08, 22:25

Looks good from here!
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by Victoria » Nov 24th, '08, 22:29

Congratulations and all intact, I hope!
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by evilberg » Nov 25th, '08, 16:51

Victoria wrote:Congratulations and all intact, I hope!
Yes, they were VERY well packed with lots and lots of bubblewrap and newspaper.
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by horsencl » Nov 26th, '08, 00:30

I think I need to order that set once I get paid on Friday :shock:
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by Scarlet Glow » Nov 26th, '08, 14:15

I bought this container at a local treasure mart. It was labeled "Unusual Oriental Jar" on the tag (which I thought was funny). I passed it up the first time I went to the treasure mart because they wanted $14 for it and I didn't have that much cash on me at the time. However, I went back a week later and there was a 20% off sale for the booth that this jar was sitting in... so I bought it.

Now, I just don't know what to do with it. It's really pretty, at least I think it is, but I haven't figured out its intended purpose. Is it just a jar for anything particular? The lid fits on very loosely so I don't think I would want to store tea in it. It's only about 5-6 inches tall so I'm not sure what else could be stored in it.

Another option I see with this jar is being used as a lidded tea cup. If I could find a strainer that would fit down into the jar, I think it could work.

What do you think?

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