Show Off Your Pots and Cups X

[Herb_Master]

Moderator Edit, welcome to Volume X, you can still visit Volume IX HERE!

Chip

My Goldfish Gaiwan Set



Gaiwan the salesgirl assured me that it was not a Gaibei



she said Gaibei's are bigger



This one holds 90ml



and is chunky



with robust walls



and solid lid



and generally quite heavy

But the 4 cups



are delightfully thin and delicate



and a perfect match for the tea strainer bought in a seperate store

[Luthier]

i got my yixing today and its a genuine. my lecturer got a few of these from the past. he really is a collector.





he started collecting in the 80s his personal ones from the 60s

[xuancheng]

...Gaiwan the salesgirl assured me that it was not a Gaibei...
she said Gaibei's are bigger...

There is really no difference between a Gaibei and a Gaiwan. 盖 gai4 means cover 碗 wan3 means bowl and 杯 bei4 means glass or cup. In my experience, these two terms really mean the same thing with perhaps certain differences that only depend on the understanding of the person with whom you are talking. For example, one person told me a gaiwan is bigger than a gaibei! (The opposite of of what Herb_master was told.) I have noticed that Gaiwan is generally the most common term, however I have met a few people who never use gaiwan and only use gaibei.

I think what you have there is a Gaiwan mutation.

I doubt this helps... but at the very least you'll be as confused as me.

[ABx]

...Gaiwan the salesgirl assured me that it was not a Gaibei...
she said Gaibei's are bigger...

There is really no difference between a Gaibei and a Gaiwan. 盖 gai4 means cover 碗 wan3 means bowl and 杯 bei4 means glass or cup. In my experience, these two terms really mean the same thing with perhaps certain differences that only depend on the understanding of the person with whom you are talking. For example, one person told me a gaiwan is bigger than a gaibei! (The opposite of of what Herb_master was told.) I have noticed that Gaiwan is generally the most common term, however I have met a few people who never use gaiwan and only use gaibei.

I think what you have there is a Gaiwan mutation.

I doubt this helps... but at the very least you'll be as confused as me.

The common vernacular around here is that a gaiwan has a saucer and a gaibei does not (maybe because that's how they're defined by Babelcarp), but I've also heard them both translated as just "lidded cup." I know that the Cantonese man that owns my local shop calls all the gaiwans "gaibei."

[wyardley]

I think there are some regional differences in terms of what's called what where. In any event, I don't think there's much point in arguing about what's "correct".

[yee]

Igot this for my birthday!

[Victoria]

Very nice Yee and Happy Birthday!!

I bought this 4 piece matcha set from Hankook Teas. The pictures really aren't doing it justice, especially since for some reason I have been locked out of Photobucket editing!! But the bowls are a beautiful shade of pale celedon. I adore the ruffle top design and have been admiring them for months. Now that I have had the ocassion to actually make matcha to share, I really wanted some nice bowls for the presentation. Only two of the small bowls are showing since I took one to work.

[Luthier]

Igot this for my birthday!

wow you're lucky

i jus got myself some huang jin gui for my birthday today. or maybe can add the yixing i bought 2 days back to the list... hmm

[swozt]

Igot this for my birthday!

This is a very nice teapot, may I know who is the artist?

The teapot looks like there is already some patina on it. Very cool!

[yee]

Igot this for my birthday!

This is a very nice teapot, may I know who is the artist?

The teapot looks like there is already some patina on it. Very cool!

Artist... its Fan Helin or something. I'll make it sure later. Or ill just post some pictures so someone can read it.
No, there is no patina on - i took a picture of it in complitely dark room so it looks like this.

[Smells_Familiar]

a winter chawan by jay strommen. the glaze has a warm look to it...hard to capture, perfect fro the cold months. chasen friendly, love it!


universe activating button

[TIM]

http://www.cctv.com/program/civilizatio ... 3414.shtml

Highly recommended viewing part 1 and 2, if you are into the history of tea and tea wares.

[lamppost]

(140 ml)

[Smells_Familiar]

very nice lamppost. looks like it's got a nice pour.

[hooksie]

Cross posting from Teaware artisans due to relevency.

Received my wonderful gift yunomi from Chris (chicagopotter)

Rim close up...

Full Shot...

I do believe this is the skull mark...

And bottom...

And inside. Took a little image correcting to try to get the inside color right.