Teaware lust?

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cookies said

That is really pretty.

boychik said

Is it lined with something inside?

apt said

why are the best looking gaiwans always 200ML?

http://www.teahabitat.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_29&products_id=443

this is the most beautiful gaiwan i’ve ever seen.

boychik, if you scroll down and look at some of the big pictures, you can tell that the holes are filled with some kind of transparent glaze. And they show it with liquid in it also. Very cool! :)

boychik said

That is why I’m concerned. What if it’s some kinda plastic?

Oh! Sorry, didn’t mean to patronize. :P

cookies said

apt – That’s gorgeous! Maybe the nice ones are so large to give the beautiful artwork more room ;)
boychik – Yezi has similar ones on their website, and they say it’s “crystals”.
http://www.yezitea.com/collections/teaware/products/ling-long-tea-cup
http://www.yezitea.com/collections/teaware/products/white-porcelain-ling-long-gaiwan

SarsyPie said

The one cookies posted is gorgeous!

I find it interesting that the listing says 200ml, but the pics have it listed as 160ml. I wonder if it’s 200ml filled to the very brim, but more like 160ml to the normal fill line for tea making. Just a thought!

boychik said

Cameron, no prob. I was just wondering. It is gorgeous. While I really like the look I wouldn’t drink out of it.

cookies said

So I did a bit of research and it seems that type of china is called rice pattern or rice grain porcelain. According to this article it is indeed glaze that fills the holes.
http://gbtimes.com/life/rice-grain-porcelain-creating-translucence

boychik said

It’s interesting link. TFS

Kaylee said

so pretty!

oh man, I’ve been looking for that type of gaiwan and only found out last weekend what they are called! Apparently this style isn’t as common of a find these days.

cookies said

What a shame they aren’t more common, they’re so beautiful. I’ve come across a few of them on Ebay and Ali, but they’re never labeled rice grain/pattern, so they’re hard to find.

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wild-Goose-Hand-Painted-Famille-Rose-Gaiwan-80ml-/271274784604?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f293cb75c

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lotus-Hand-Painted-Famille-Rose-Porcelain-Gaiwan-80ml-/231035867853?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35cacf92cd

Beautiful… Apparently “famille rose” is a special painting style which involves “a white opaque color called as Bo Li Bai (glassy white) blended with complex metal oxides fired at 1350ºC and turned in to different colors”. Very interesting! The seller has several other gaiwans with different patterns in the same style.

cookies said

Love that second one!

I love all of them! Ha ha… XD

boychik said

Beautiful

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cookies said

Out of my price range unfortunately, but these trays are just stunning.
http://etsy.me/1nCZSVg
http://etsy.me/WDAKma

yyz said

Those are gorgeous!

I love those.

SarsyPie said

I looked at those just the other day, cookies! They were out of my range, too, but gorgeous. I ended up still spending more than I wanted. It was impossible to find a larger tray with a dark finish in the $50 or less range that I was originally hoping for, so I had to increase my budget.

yyz said

This is small, and very simple but it is one of the cheaper dark wood options. It comes in Rosewood or Ebony.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Kung-fu-tea-set-Rosewood-tea-tray-Ebony-tea-sea-solid-wood-tea-tray-Wooden-tea/1676426507.html

SarsyPie said

And if anyone is looking for a larger tea table with a dark finish, here’s the one I ended up buying. Hopefully it will be here soon!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/350896243321

cookies said

Those are both gorgeous. I love the deep warm wood.

MzPriss said
SarsyPie said

I love the style of your tea tray. If it had a dark finish, I would have snatched it right up. So pretty!

MzPriss said

Yeah I figure mine will stain eventually, cause I drink a bunch of shou but its so pretty. Irt’s not great big but it’s big enough

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yyz said
Sil select said

i really love these…

The celadon cup is cute. :D

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cookies said
SarsyPie said

Super! I have the matching gaiwan on the way. Didn’t know there were cups!

cookies said

Oooh, link to the gaiwan?

SarsyPie said

Sars did you win the lottery?

SarsyPie said

Ha! I wish!

SarsyPie said

It arrived today! Here’s a pic of the first use.. brewing a pu’erh. Now I gotta think about getting those matching cups…

https://www.flickr.com/photos/124304184@N02/14774513901/

Cheri select said

Wow. Just stunning.

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yyz said
boychik said

what have you done? i cant stop browsing aliexpress ;-)

yyz said

Sorry ;-). Uhmm, welcome to my occasional addiction?

I see a lot I like on there, just a question. So many of them say $X/piece, but then in the description says it’s a 6 piece set. I’m assuming the set is considered a piece?

yyz said

Marzipan, it really depends on the dealer, usually for single pieces like a Gaiwan or a cup a piece is per item ( ie. One Gaiwan). For tea sets, sometimes some dealers will divide the price of the item by the number of pieces in the set. This allows it to appear higher up when a buyer is searching by price. If their is confusion, I usually add it to my cart to find the final price. Most of the time though, the price is the quoted price.

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AllanK said

Pretty! I like the colors.

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yyz said

Not teaware, but something cute for the teaware obsessed.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Novelty-chinese-tea-pot-model-USB-Flash-Memory-Pen-Drive-Stick-1GB-2GB-4GB-8GB-16GB/814589571.html

Lol, so cute!

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AllanK said

I noticed this group of teapots on Aliexpress.
http://www.aliexpress.com/store/product/100ML-150ML-Chinese-Porcelain-Teapot-Kung-Fu-Teaset-Free-Shipping/822008_1741843155.html
I am tempted to buy one, but which one?

SarsyPie said

I like the 2nd from the top on the left :)

yyz said

Me too.

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Want. Not going to get though…csuse ya know. But want.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Lotus-cup-tea-cup-Kung-Fu-tea-cup-BWHH48/602078409.html

SarsyPie said

I totally believe you.

(I’m obsessed with it…what can I do about that? It’s lotus!!!)

SarsyPie said

I know, and it’s gorgeous. So forgive me when I say that I think you may eventually cave and buy this one :p

Lol, the only reason it’s not done yet is because the seller doesn’t have good ratings. Sigh.

I really love that!

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