Wow so beautiful. More info please, maker size etc. Hojo, Artistic Nippon or?
That mogake is stunning, look forward to hearing how you like using it.
And the banko is a stunner too, gorgeous.
An awesome way to rebuild a collection in 3.
Wow so beautiful. More info please, maker size etc. Hojo, Artistic Nippon or?
Thank you. I love that pot. The maganese was kinda iffy at first to me. But quick Google says that Mn-Oxide is insoluble in water. A quick taste test last suggests that the Banko brews a better Long Jing than this pot. But I need to do more brewing. I'm still waiting for my porcelain Gaiwan to do a proper comparison. I will find a tea to pair with this one. I don't want to waste it as a mere ornament.
I would just start using them with different teas, to see how they feel. I wouldn’t use the mogake one with darker teas though. Banko can take almost anything.Teatog wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:55 pmThank you. I love that pot. The maganese was kinda iffy at first to me. But quick Google says that Mn-Oxide is insoluble in water. A quick taste test last suggests that the Banko brews a better Long Jing than this pot. But I need to do more brewing. I'm still waiting for my porcelain Gaiwan to do a proper comparison. I will find a tea to pair with this one. I don't want to waste it as a mere ornament.
thank you for the suggestion. I'm curious as to why you think darker teas wouldn't be suitable. Cause that's what I'm going to brew next in this pot , a few black teas I just got from Hojo.Victoria wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2017 4:08 pmI would just start using them with different teas, to see how they feel. I wouldn’t use the mogake one with darker teas though. Banko can take almost anything.Teatog wrote: ↑Thu Nov 09, 2017 2:55 pmThank you. I love that pot. The maganese was kinda iffy at first to me. But quick Google says that Mn-Oxide is insoluble in water. A quick taste test last suggests that the Banko brews a better Long Jing than this pot. But I need to do more brewing. I'm still waiting for my porcelain Gaiwan to do a proper comparison. I will find a tea to pair with this one. I don't want to waste it as a mere ornament.
Teatog, i must congratulate you on your photoshopping -- great kyusu presentation. i think i saw you do that in at least one other post where you were showing off your konishi against a dark bg. i laughed when i saw it, but it's awesome
The clay is porous will absorb tannins in black tea.
Hahaha, thank you! It's my take on how to show off different facets of a piece of art in one picture. It's a bit more time consuming, but I enjoy doing these composites, especially when I can sip my favorite tea while working on the picture
Gotcha. For these porous teapots, I find that I can "reset" the pot by soaking the inner pot with hot water and leave it in the pot for a few hours. Then a hot water wash on the outside of the pot to remove stuff that got absorbed by the pot. I used this technique to reset my old "sweaty" Shigaraki a few times.
Hey Mrs. Chip! I am all set for the time-being. Sticking to the one pot per tea type. Don't I always tell myself this.
Thank you debunix! Yes, Taisuke makes some beautiful, unique works. I am drawn to kyusu with accentuating shapes. In fact, these two particular pots were displayed together in an exhibition in Tokyo a couple months back. And yes, these were fired together within the same gas kiln. Interesting how they can turn out so differently.