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Category Archives: teaware
New Toys!
Well, I’m back home again from my long weekend in Stockholm. It’s nice to go away on a trip, especially when it’s to the bright lights of the Venice of the North, but it’s also just as nice to come … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Dragon motif, cebei, Cha hai, Chinese tea, fairness cup, gaiwan, Gong dao bei, justice cup, tea, tea sharing pitcher, teacup, teaism
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Lights, Camera, Tea!
After a lot of umming and ahhing, we can now finally unveil our first foray into the magical world of the moving picture.
Serendipitea And The Not So Common Clay
This was one of my best charity shop finds, a classic example of how being in the right place at the right time can pay off.
Kettles, Carriages, and the Lunar Module
“Teaism….is essentially a worship of the Imperfect…” Okakura Kakuzō – The Book of Tea My Philips variable temperature kettle started to malfunction.
Look After Your Leaves
As the saying goes “You can’t make good tea out of bad leaves, but you can make bad tea out of good leaves“.
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Tagged Chinese tea, Imperial Teas, tea, tea caddy, tea storage, teaism
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Paint Me A Pitcher
Serendipitea – a series of developments that leads, by chance, to the procurement of highly satisfactory teas and teaware.
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Tagged Blue Willow pattern, Cha hai, Chinese tea, gaiwan, Gong dao bei, serendipity, tea, teaism
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Getting to Grips With Gaiwans
Introduction A gaiwan (“lidded bowl”) is a traditional piece of Chinese teaware, consisting of a saucer, bowl, and lid, which some believe represents the earth, one’s body, and heaven.
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Tagged Asian infusion, Chinese tea, gaiwan, gongfu tea, tea, tea culture, teaism
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The Pursuit Of Truth & Beauty
In one of my favourite YouTube videos Prof. Yip Waiman, president of the Hong Kong Teaism Alliance, discusses the nature of the Teaism practised in Hong Kong.
Tea Techniques – Water
I think it’s important to remember that, from a purely practical point of view, the end result of any tea ritual has to be as good a cup of tea as possible. Let’s consider water. As tea-sage James Norwood Pratt … Continue reading
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Tagged Brita, kettle, Philips, tea, teaism, water, water filter
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