Korean Teaware Showcase

Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:46 am

Repost from what I just wrote in the porcelain thread:
My latest and first Korean acquisition from Kwon Hyuck Moon via Gallery Daunjae.

A pleasure to look at and use, just the right amount of imperfections and functionality!
I am going to watch the Korean pottery scene more closely from now on...

Tue Mar 27, 2018 5:32 am

my eye is really drawn to the faceted lid knob

gatmcm · Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:12 am

Beautiful pieces in this thread, have been looking at Seong-Il pots for a while, does anyone know how one would procure one nowadays, it seems the cone9 website hasnt been updated for about a year, tea urchin sells a couple but they're not exactly for me.

Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:25 am

gatmcm wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:12 am
Beautiful pieces in this thread, have been looking at Seong-Il pots for a while, does anyone know how one would procure one nowadays, it seems the cone9 website hasnt been updated for about a year, tea urchin sells a couple but they're not exactly for me.

Sometimes Gallery Daunjae has some. And a few others to pick from.

Ordering was easy and painless, good and fast service.

Also seems to me that cross inspiration is quite heavy among Korean potters, so a lot of them use similar styles and methods, so if you are not hung up on Seong Il...

gatmcm · Thu Sep 20, 2018 4:00 am

Bok wrote: ↑
Wed Sep 19, 2018 6:25 am

Sometimes Gallery Daunjae has some. And a few others to pick from.

Ordering was easy and painless, good and fast service.

Also seems to me that cross inspiration is quite heavy among Korean potters, so a lot of them use similar styles and methods, so if you are not hung up on Seong Il...

Thats true, been checking sporadically ever since you posted about yours, beautiful by the way, still havent found 'the one' though there are a few I'm quite fond of.

gatmcm · Thu Sep 20, 2018 10:19 am

Realized they sell through ig, they have 2 pages and I had been looking at the wrong one

https://instagram.com/potterystudionosa ... 3wms4npwv0

Janice · Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:28 pm

More beautiful teaware from Hong Seong-il. I believe that it was listed as a gaiwan. Whatever it’s called it’s lovely to look at as well as to use.

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Tue Sep 25, 2018 9:31 pm

I like the look of those. Gaiwan looks easy to use also.

gatmcm · Sat Feb 02, 2019 9:49 am

So here are the pics of the Hong Seong-il pot I got from the fundraiser, debunix's photos are much better but I thought I'd share anyway

was surprised how thick the walls are, beautiful little pot

Doesn't show up on camera but some of the dark specks have a sort of oily irridescence to them, really stunning!

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debunix · Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:55 pm

Yay! I saw yesterday that USPS finally showed it as delivered. Customs had time to brew gallons of tea with it before they released it to you. I hope it livens up your tea sessions! It has mostly been 'fed' with roasty oolongs....and it holds in heat nicely for infusing those teas.

gatmcm · Sun Feb 03, 2019 7:29 am

debunix wrote: ↑
Sat Feb 02, 2019 7:55 pm
Customs had time to brew gallons of tea with it before they released it to you.

Have been brewing roasted oolongs on it as well, very good heat retention, very nice for wringing out the last bits.

Some qidan I had in it yesterday

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Janice · Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:50 pm

I have a Seong-il kyusu from that period which I’ve neglected in favor of newer smaller pots. I tried it today with hk style roasted stems. That’s a less intense tea than regular yancha so I can drink more of it. This pot is an excellent clay and size for yancha.

Notice how the spirals rise up from the base.

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Jo · Sun Feb 03, 2019 4:25 pm

Oh Janice, what is a lovey little pot, love those spirals. It is gorgeous. We need to revisit his pots in our collection. I adore the whimsical qualities of his wares.

debunix · Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:42 pm

I spent a lot of time drooling over pots like that one and pretty much having to say over and over again, 'Can't buy them all!'

hopeofdawn · Wed Jun 12, 2019 3:09 am

I've been AWOL for a while, but have had the opportunity to indulge in my love of tea on my new night shift job ... so thought I could take a picture or two to share. Pot and cup are both by Hong Seong-il, porcelain with shino glaze. I have several of his pieces, and love his older work.

Korean teaware-1 by hopeofdawn1, on Flickr