Glass teaware from Japan

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swordofmytriumph
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Wed Feb 19, 2020 11:26 am

I just got the most amazing glass kyusu. Went to post pictures and realized I needed to create a new subsection! Share your Japanese glassware here.

It is made of borosilicate glass made by Ryuta Mizukami. Volume is around 200ml (max 240 but that’s to the rim). Pour time 14 seconds. It has one of those metal spring things to filter out the leaves.

I tried really hard to capture the colors accurately but failed. Pictures don’t do it justice it practically glows. It is goldish but in the right light it will get a whitish translucent effect that shifts to blue.

Edit: goldfish > goldish. lol autocorrect.
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Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:59 pm

Put some leaf in that gorgeous thing!

(and then snap & share more photos)

Artistic Nippon has an art glass section, but I've never seen a kyusu there.
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Wed Feb 19, 2020 7:06 pm

Nice one! Is it from that one brand that posts a lot on Instagram? I was tempted by the looks of them, but do not really have good use for a glass teapot.
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:03 am

@debunix and @Bok, I got it on buyjp4u. They occasionally have glass pots there by this artist, but this is the first time I've seen a side handle kyusu there. They have another one with the same color/design but back handle, I think it's still available (in case TAD has been activated in anyone :mrgreen: ).

Bok, can you link the one that posts on Instagram? Be interested to ogle more pots.

I'll post pictures with tea inside when I get home from work. :D
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:43 am

@swordofmytriumph check atelier_emuni on IG. Looks to me like it’s the same workshop.
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:05 am

that thing reminds me of high school!! :mrgreen:
debunix wrote:
Wed Feb 19, 2020 3:59 pm
Put some leaf in that gorgeous thing!
or flower, perhaps :lol:

ok, done joking around. it looks very nice, and now i kind of want one.
very cool stuff: https://www.buyjp4u.com/products_list.asp?PMID=35

btw, that appears to be silver fumed glass. it's a vapor deposition process yielding a thin-film interference effect.
if you let tea residue build up on the surface, the color will pop more. try viewing it against a dark background for a simulation of how it may change in appearance.
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pedant wrote:
Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:05 am
ok, done joking around. it looks very nice, and now i kind of want one.
very cool stuff: https://www.buyjp4u.com/products_list.asp?PMID=35

btw, that appears to be silver fumed glass. it's a vapor deposition process.
if you let tea residue build up on the surface, the color will pop more. try viewing it against a dark background for a simulation of how it may change in appearance.
Do it! And yeah, the colors come out more when I hold it up against a dark background. Also it feels so light in my hand like it weights almost nothing. It feels so delicate.
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:47 am

can you please share a pic of a tea session with it sometime? i'm curious to see it in use.

also, how's the pour? does it resist dribbling along the outside of the spout?
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pedant wrote:
Thu Feb 20, 2020 2:47 am
can you please share a pic of a tea session with it sometime? i'm curious to see it in use.

also, how's the pour? does it resist dribbling along the outside of the spout?
I'll post pics and video when I get home. Pour is good, I didn't really pay attention to dribbling, I'll update later.
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 12:06 pm

Okay, here’s the promised video, and also a better pic that captures the way it shifts to blue in the right light. I’ll post another pic of leaves floating in it when my session is done.

Here’s the video https://imgur.com/gallery/3RQL93X

It does dribble, but no more than a drop.
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 1:23 pm

And here’s the pot with tea in it.
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 3:31 pm

thanks! it's beautiful.
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Thu Feb 20, 2020 10:59 pm

It is lovely empty AND full. I bet it is mesmerizing to watch the leaves in the slow internal currents after filling with water from the kettle.
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debunix wrote:
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I bet it is mesmerizing to watch the leaves in the slow internal currents after filling with water from the kettle.
Yeah. That’s one of the reasons I bought it. I have been wanting a nicer neutral teapot for a while but I just loved the idea of being able to see the leaves float around. Lol I actually watched for like two weeks before I finally cracked and bought it.
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Fri Feb 21, 2020 4:17 pm

I love to watch a rolled oolong open up and move around gently in my glass pots
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