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by chamekke
Thu Jan 30, 2020 3:27 am
Forum: Japan
Topic: Mystery chawan!
Replies: 4
Views: 3895

Re: Mystery chawan!

Hello. I asked a Karatsu ceramics guide if they know of this chawan artist. She told me this is a Ido-Chawan style made in Tottori Prefecture. Base on his chop and signage, the name of this potter is Nagai Kanrian, of the the kiln Chisoku-gama. He passed away last year. I am not sure how you can fu...
by chamekke
Wed Mar 13, 2019 1:55 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: New Ippodo USA and Canada site
Replies: 1
Views: 2260

New Ippodo USA and Canada site

Today's Ippodo Japan e-mail to customers ("Featuring the Glass Teapot") included this announcement: USA & Canada Online Shop now open! We just launched a new site delivering directly to our USA & Canada customers. Visit the site here: https://ippodotea.com/ *Please note as this is a new website with...
by chamekke
Sun Apr 01, 2018 1:32 am
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Care of matchawares
Replies: 7
Views: 5164

Re: Care of matchawares

Thank you for the tips. Wondering now if a fine pastry brush might serve to gently really clean a chasen....of course, one only used for the chasen and never for floury pastry! Maybe! You'd want to be very sure you weren't abrading the tines at all, however, as they can get awfully delicate with ag...
by chamekke
Sat Mar 31, 2018 1:17 pm
Forum: Japan
Topic: Raku
Replies: 20
Views: 14750

Re: Raku

Fuut (and everyone), your posts about Raku are wonderful. Please keep sharing as much as you like! I have a question about Raku that perhaps you can answer. I know that traditionally Raku glaze contained (and leeched) lead. Are contemporary potters still adding lead to their glazes? I have heard of...
by chamekke
Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:57 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Your day in matcha
Replies: 292
Views: 163714

Re: Your day in matcha

Just want to say how blown away I am by the high quality and stunning beauty of all the photographs in this thread. Everything looks so luscious!

Thank you everyone for taking the time to compose these gorgeous photos and generously sharing them here.
by chamekke
Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:49 pm
Forum: Green Tea
Topic: Care of matchawares
Replies: 7
Views: 5164

Re: Care of matchawares

Towards the end of a Japanese tea ceremony, the host fills the chawan with cold water and whisks the chasen in that. The cold water re-strengthens the tines so that they're less prone to breakage. (Also, the guests can now enjoy hearing what whisking with cold water sounds like -- it's higher-pitche...
by chamekke
Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:27 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Does teacup size matter?
Replies: 15
Views: 12195

Re: Does teacup size matter?

The size, shape and thickness of the cup definitely have an effect on taste and aroma. (I suspect that the ability of a vessel to shape a tea's aroma is why we have such a different experience with "taste".) It's fun sometimes to brew a tea, pour it into 3 or 4 different vessels, and taste for yours...
by chamekke
Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:09 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Trusting Oneself & One's Tea
Replies: 9
Views: 5555

Re: Trusting Oneself & One's Tea

I really love this post and discussion. I used to obsessively collect teas of all kinds. At the beginning it was purely exploratory. Later it became a quest to find "the best" tea: the best matcha, the best gyokuro, the best sencha, yadda yadda. And then (as others have observed above), I discovered...
by chamekke
Sat Mar 31, 2018 12:03 pm
Forum: Japan
Topic: Mystery chawan!
Replies: 4
Views: 3895

Mystery chawan!

Hello all, I bought this chawan a few years ago from someone who couldn't read Japanese. (Neither can I.) At the time it was identified - erroneously, I'm pretty sure - as Karatsu. I've tried to find someone who can help identify the maker from the following photos, but so far without luck. If anyon...
by chamekke
Sat Mar 31, 2018 11:26 am
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1433
Views: 560481

Re: Introduce Yourself

More than a few years ago. :mrgreen: So very nice to see you once again! And I could not agree more about your above assessment. Tea not only seems to lend itself to a more quiet and relaxed moment during our otherwise busy day ... it commands it ... lest we miss its beauty. Thank you for the kind ...
by chamekke
Sun Mar 25, 2018 6:07 pm
Forum: Announcements & Guides
Topic: Introduce Yourself
Replies: 1433
Views: 560481

Re: Introduce Yourself

Hello all! My name is chamekke and I have a tea addiction. I used to be active on TeaChat a few years back, and only just discovered that Chip and some other folks became active here in January. So, lovely to make your acquaintance -- or to see you again, as the case may be :) How long have you been...