Learning to let go... this time and a first I am selling one of my own pots. Some might remember the thread that I started on the old forum “100 pots, a learning path”.
This one I called little Viking as the idea from it came to me when I saw an ancient Viking cup. The shape along with the handle looked so nice, so I just added a lid and spout and the teapot was done!
Clay is from Miaoli in Taiwan. Outside glazed in Shino crackling glaze. This glaze will gather a very nice patina with prolonged use.
Walls are medium thin. I have used this kind of pots a lot in the past and they do work quite well with all sorts of Taiwanese Oolongs. They need a short seasoning time to soak in a bit of tea, but then they do not affect the brew adversely.
Volume to be confirmed, but it should be around 150ml.
I am asking 80 USD for it. Plus shipping.
More pictures will follow...
Viking teapot FS
Wow Bok! Beautiful pot!Bok wrote: ↑Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:02 pmLearning to let go... this time and a first I am selling one of my own pots. Some might remember the thread that I started on the old forum “100 pots, a learning path”.
This one I called little Viking as the idea from it came to me when I saw an ancient Viking cup. The shape along with the handle looked so nice, so I just added a lid and spout and the teapot was done!
Clay is from Miaoli in Taiwan. Outside glazed in Shino crackling glaze. This glaze will gather a very nice patina with prolonged use.
Walls are medium thin. I have used this kind of pots a lot in the past and they do work quite well with all sorts of Taiwanese Oolongs. They need a short seasoning time to soak in a bit of tea, but then they do not affect the brew adversely.
Volume to be confirmed, but it should be around 150ml.
I am asking 80 USD for it. Plus shipping.
More pictures will follow...
Yeah, a real cutie. Very nice pot. Is inside not glazed?
No, with this kind of clay inside is never glazed, also the bottom outside of the pot is unglazed. I asked my teacher why once and he said it has to do with the expansion and that it would explode otherwise when fired.
Here is a link to my inspiration cup:
http://catview.historiska.se/catview/me ... hres/18277
more details. As you can see it has a large opening which is good for loading and unloading. It is pot number 20 of the yet to be finished 100 
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Some motivation – if anyone is interested in the small Qinghua plates (viewtopic.php?f=28&t=672), I am willing to sell them individually, if bought together with one of my teapots on offer.
Individual dish is 15$.
Individual dish is 15$.