Saturday, August 29, 2009

Sel Young Jin's Zen Tea Pots: Same Form, Different Finish

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If this pot looks familiar it should. It is identical in form to a pot posted a few days ago . As you can see, this particular form is a si...
Friday, August 28, 2009

2009 Makaibari Standard Organic 2nd Flush Darjeeling

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In a sleeper berth from Calcutta to Siliguri a young enthusiastic Indian man raved on and on about Makaibari Estate and its famed owner/mana...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

A Teapot by Master Sel Young Jin

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The material of this pot- the texture and colour is woodsy. The texture of the pot in ones hands feels soft and rough. It is wet, rough beac...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

2006 Autumn Yi Wu Yah Cha of Chen Guang-He Tang

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One received a sample of this cake currently for sale at Hou De Fine Tea from generous ol' Hobbes . One always enjoys the feeling tha...
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Sunday, August 9, 2009

An Erabo Style Tea bowl by Master Jung Jum Gyo

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Behind a large tea dealer shop in Daegu, South Korea is gallery in a hanok (traditional Korean House) , behind the gallery in this house is ...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

2008 Yong Pin Hao Lan Xiang Wild Arbor

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This sample that one recently finished came in an old box from Hobbes . Its dry leaves- large, furry, diverse, and incredibly healthy- ...
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Sunday, August 2, 2009

A Large Buncheong Tea Jar (Cha Hang A Ree) By Lee Kang Hyo

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This is a different motif than some of his other pak ji style tea jars . There is much beauty in the natural, whimsical feeling of this tea ...