
As for me, I'm currently looking for a flat teacup I saw on Tea Masters Blog but can't find again. It was similar to the ones shown here, but flatter and larger, possibly thicker too.
The warm ivory white looks like Dehua or at least Dehua-style. This type of low-relief decoration is called sprigged or sprigging. If you're drawn to the decorative style in addition to the shape, you might search for sprigged Dehua or blanc de chine.There is no self wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:58 pmFigured since we have a thread like this one, we could also have a more practical one, for teaware we can actually afford but can't find. After all, we all know how bad TAD withdrawals get when you can't find that specific pot.![]()
As for me, I'm currently looking for a flat teacup I saw on Tea Masters Blog but can't find again. It was similar to the ones shown here, but flatter and larger, possibly thicker too.
Antique porn!tjkdubya wrote: ↑Wed Oct 02, 2019 3:15 pmThe warm ivory white looks like Dehua or at least Dehua-style. This type of low-relief decoration is called sprigged or sprigging. If you're drawn to the decorative style in addition to the shape, you might search for sprigged Dehua or blanc de chine.There is no self wrote: ↑Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:58 pmFigured since we have a thread like this one, we could also have a more practical one, for teaware we can actually afford but can't find. After all, we all know how bad TAD withdrawals get when you can't find that specific pot.![]()
As for me, I'm currently looking for a flat teacup I saw on Tea Masters Blog but can't find again. It was similar to the ones shown here, but flatter and larger, possibly thicker too.
Even though these are far off the shape you're looking for, here are a couple examples:
https://www.tooveys.com/lots/354511/two ... tion-cups/
https://moorabool.com/product/small-pru ... irca-1760/
These examples belong more in the "things to wish for" thread I guess, but common stylistic reference for the Tea Masters cups you linked to![]()
And in a thread expressly not supposed to be antique porn
Why is that? We can have dreams can't we?
As long as we don't have to sell our organs to pay for them, antiques are welcome too!
Hmm, I don't know about the one you're holding but the cups in the Tea Masters photos are a pretty classic common profile, and in that similar size and shape can be referred to as a "hand-pressing" bowl or cup (压手碗 yashouwan or 压手杯 yashoubei) because of the way it sits and presses into the hand when held. Try Google image search on the Chinese names to see examples.There is no self wrote: ↑Sun Oct 06, 2019 3:42 amFound a cup at the local shop that's closer to what I'm looking for. It's part of an "easy gaiwan" + cups set that I have no use for, but the shape is perfect. Do you know if this style has a specific name?