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It’s a vintage kind of pot for plants that I upcycled in a hibachi.

Very nice chawan @debunix.

Today matcha setting

Just tried this 2kg sheng « melon » 2007 (Mengku factory) bought from Yunnan Sourcing 8 years ago. As good as one would have expected by the rich fragrant smell of the dried melon.
Cheers!

@Shine Magical : Very pretty leaves indeed.

I've been drinking Thes du Japon Oku-Midori with my daughter today.

And in France:
https://kintsugi.fr/

(Be careful, I saw other addresses in France offering workshops actually using epoxy)

Pretty pictures, are they yours?

Feeling a bit under the weather for the last few days, I’ve been treating myself with a home made blend of 10 years aged cake of white tea and white chrysanthemums. I’m feeling better now...

And another hagi futaoki.

Urasenke school makes matcha more frothy, on the other hand Omotesenke makes it less... depends on the school as well as personal taste. There are some differences during the tea ceremony performed by Urasenke and Omotesenke. For example, Urasenke whisks the Macha strongly so that the froth is cover...

I also carry a simple gaiwan and tea leaves. I often take a Thermos bottle that I can fill with boiling water when possible and take with me for a few hours.

I feel better not being the only one to see it

Beautiful...

To feed the discussion on how to determine Hagi-yaki, here are various effects that one can see on Hagi pieces:

This website should be ok:
https://m.jrpass.com/
Or you can buy it through your travel agency (even if you don’t buy an airplane ticket from them).