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It’s not just Hagi….it’s the type of glaze. Sometimes the stains will go full thickness and be visible on the outside of the cup when the clay is especially porous (often the case with Hagi wares). One key thing to point out is that those cracks could potentially be sites of concern for contaminati...

Oh I see, it's good to know it'll stain regardless of the type of tea, I was worried I'd done something wrong! I liked my flower of forgetfulness tea bowl even before its crackles began to stain, and I simply love how use leaves this gradually deepening beautiful trace. https://flic.kr/p/21wF78p Tha...

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I've always loved drinking tea, but I've recently bought some Japanese teaware and I'm very interested in learning more about styles, care, etc.

Hello, this is my first post, so I hope I'm putting in the right section, sorry if not! I'm looking for some advice. I recently acquired some sencha teacups and I'd never owned something like this before. They have a beautiful combination of cream and purple colours and I started using them to drink...