I mean... yes: what I tried to explain before is that I am the maker (and the period is something like 3 weeks ago
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Ha, that is awesome you are very talented. Really looking forward to seeing more of your pieces. Maybe you can start a teaware thread dedicated to your craftElise wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 4:24 pmI mean... yes: what I tried to explain before is that I am the maker (and the period is something like 3 weeks ago
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I did indeed. I also tried some Korean organic matcha.
The Korean was bought in a supermarket and their organic reference brand which is from Germany had a newly arrived matcha from Korea. It was simply bitter. Nothing else. I reckon it was made with standard green tea and not with leaves specially grown to make matcha.
The Chinese one was in a matcha latte sold in an international European Tea brand shop. Same characteristics than the Korean one, even with milk and sugar addition it tasted like a bitter old green tea.
Both were quite bad experiences.
I've only worked with a handful of matchas, several supermarket versions that put me off he whole idea of it, and then teas I enjoyed and purchased in Japan in 2017, one I am still finishing. The right quality made all the difference.
It was for the practice of a special temae made on a table for a demonstration, it’s called Miso no dana. We practiced with several guests and used 3 chawan. All of them were seasonal, one with kaki, one with rabbits in the grass and one with a full moon and grass. I chose this one because the rabbit and the grass was repeating the futaoki design. Repetitive patterns are usually avoided (if not they are repeated 3 times).
Elise, I am happy I asked. Thank you. Would you explain why the repetition of three? I will keep that in mind when I see various presentations and will now look for this.
What I find educational about this is that while I am not a practioner, I have very few figurative bowls, as my collection is mostly Hagiyaki. With just glaze on the surface, I had not given any thought to figurative decoration related/relating to the whole as you described.
What I find educational about this is that while I am not a practioner, I have very few figurative bowls, as my collection is mostly Hagiyaki. With just glaze on the surface, I had not given any thought to figurative decoration related/relating to the whole as you described.
The best is to use a design/style only one time, but if there is a reason to repeat a pattern then the best is to use it three times. I don’t know if there is another meaning than the simple aesthetic reason ruling for example the unpair number of flowers in a bouquet with few flowers? In Europe there is a common knowledge that roses can be given with respect of number (1,3,5,7) . I think it meets the Japanese aesthetics of non-symmetry.
For example, raku is a very simple and elegant style for sadō teaware, but what would you think of a complete set of raku chawan, kensui, mizusashi, futaoki, chaire, hanaire...? Wouldn’t it be a little bit too much?
But if the tea practitioner has collected over the time fine pieces of different styles and can make his own composition when arranging pieces together, then it is not boring either ostentatious but shows the fine taste of the host.
For example, raku is a very simple and elegant style for sadō teaware, but what would you think of a complete set of raku chawan, kensui, mizusashi, futaoki, chaire, hanaire...? Wouldn’t it be a little bit too much?
But if the tea practitioner has collected over the time fine pieces of different styles and can make his own composition when arranging pieces together, then it is not boring either ostentatious but shows the fine taste of the host.
Thank you again for all your information. Funny, in the States, they always advertise roses by the dozen.
I may have been over-thinking. As if there were the three principles, or three thoughts, some overarching "3" in the ceremony. And so two or four would be distracting. I appreciate your clarification.
I may have been over-thinking. As if there were the three principles, or three thoughts, some overarching "3" in the ceremony. And so two or four would be distracting. I appreciate your clarification.