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So, I'm looking for a pretty specific, less typical teapot and thought people here might have suggestions.

• It should be glazed or slipped on the interior, and made from stoneware (not porcelain, unless it's a weird atypical extra thick porcelain).

• It should be handmade, not slip-cast.

• It can be either side-handle or with the handle in the back.

• My aesthetic preferences in ceramics run toward wabi-sabi & woodfiring. So a classic celadon crackle glaze isn't interesting to me. I do love the classic Japanese glazes like shino & oribe. But there doesn't need to be any glazing on the outside, just the inside.

I'd like one that's in the 80-120ml range, and another that's in the 180-250ml range.

For the purposes of this post, there's no price limit.

Hi,

With an open budget, why not go direct to an artist and get a piece customized to your preference and liking.

Cheers!!

p/s: I will only be replying to one of your three postings. Don’t see a need to repeat myself over a simple answer.

Open budget is just to get unrestricted recommendations from people here. I'm not looking to get something made custom.

And yes, please only reply to one. I figured people in Japanese teaware would have different experiences & reference points than those browsing Chinese Teaware.

@wildisthewind We noticed you created multiple identical topics in three forums. No need to do that. If you prefer we can move your post to Teaware/Miscellaneous and you can add to your OP that your search includes China, Taiwan, Japan, and other regions. Just let me know.

https://ingenielsenpottery.com/shop/ Is a potter with her own shop. The pot I purchased, which is not just beautiful but also functional, is porcelain. Some pots are stoneware and that fact should be in the description of the individual pot.

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Sun Sep 08, 2024 12:13 pm

https://ingenielsenpottery.com/shop/ Is a potter with her own shop. The pot I purchased, which is not just beautiful but also functional, is porcelain. Some pots are stoneware and that fact should be in the description of the individual pot.

Yes, I also thought of Inge’s teapots. I’m thinking a special request can be made to have just the inside glazed.

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Sun Sep 08, 2024 9:08 am

wildisthewind We noticed you created multiple identical topics in three forums. No need to do that. If you prefer we can move your post to Teaware/Miscellaneous and you can add to your OP that your search includes China, Taiwan, Japan, and other regions. Just let me know.

Sure! If that's the protocol. No offense intended, it's been a while since I've been on here

Thanks to both of you! I'm checking out Inge's pots and they look lovely. Most that appeal are sold out, but I'll see about writing to her and finding out what's newly coming out of the kiln.

I cannot overstate how good the pour is on her teapots. They are second only to a gaiwan in how fast they empty. I think her pots are one of the few exceptions where they can work equally well for Taiwanese/Chinese and Japanese teas.

If you are only making Japanese teas then I’d recommend Taisuke Shiraiwa’s reduction-fired kyusu. Being wood-fired they sometimes naturally have a wabi-sabi aesthetic without the look of an artist affecting the aesthetic. I would only use them for Japanese teas though.

Konishi Yohei has a more complex aesthetic but some of his glazed pots can be quite rugged and elemental.