Tea and teaware
I did not post anything for over 4 years, nothing shameful about forgetting about it
I will try to share a few thoughts about teapots and teaware when I find the time.
I shared a few thoughts about different "interpretations" of a same Yixing shape here: https://shuocha.wordpress.com/2021/04/0 ... pretation/.
i enjoyed that. thank you, @steanze.
Ofc. It's Shuipings.steanze wrote: ↑Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:01 pmI shared a few thoughts about different "interpretations" of a same Yixing shape here: https://shuocha.wordpress.com/2021/04/0 ... pretation/.
Will you do a series on Xishi too? I really have to see some good Xishi-s.
Enjoyed reading @steanze thoughtfully written. Like solid music 
Nice to see new thought provoking posts. 
The story of the shuiping development during F1 is a curious one. A series of small changes, each little bit worse. Yet it's not really a matter of craftmanship since the shape itself is determined by the mold, and F1 had some great craftsmen with classic training capable to create great mold shapes (perhaps aside of the CR period). Nor does it seem a matter of contemporary design evolution, since the changes are too small to actually express fashion trends.
The story of the shuiping development during F1 is a curious one. A series of small changes, each little bit worse. Yet it's not really a matter of craftmanship since the shape itself is determined by the mold, and F1 had some great craftsmen with classic training capable to create great mold shapes (perhaps aside of the CR period). Nor does it seem a matter of contemporary design evolution, since the changes are too small to actually express fashion trends.
Thanks for the kind comments!
It's shuipings but it's not a post about shuipings specifically... I am more interested in starting from a point I want to make and then picking teaware that is a good example to make that point. I was actually debating on whether to go with shuiping or Ju Lun Zhu for this one, but in the end I picked shuipings because the best shuipings are better crafted than the best JLZ, so they offered more range of craftsmanship levels. If someday it turns out that Xishi is a good example for a point I want to make then maybe I will make a post about Xishi
Interesting thoughts. One thing to notice is that a lot of the sloppiness in the 90s F1 pot is in the handle and spout, that are not mold made. The curves of the body are not so bad. The lid though is way off in several ways. I am not sure that the late F1 molds were made by great craftsmen, I think at that point the great craftsmen were doing other things (expensive full hand pots)..m. wrote: ↑Sat Apr 03, 2021 12:37 pmNice to see new thought provoking posts.
The story of the shuiping development during F1 is a curious one. A series of small changes, each little bit worse. Yet it's not really a matter of craftmanship since the shape itself is determined by the mold, and F1 had some great craftsmen with classic training capable to create great mold shapes (perhaps aside of the CR period). Nor does it seem a matter of contemporary design evolution, since the changes are too small to actually express fashion trends.