tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post3287234321833781564..comments2024-01-29T14:41:37.418-05:00Comments on Life in Teacup: ordinary teapots and ordinary pottersGingkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-15949962718564052522013-10-19T12:11:11.805-04:002013-10-19T12:11:11.805-04:00Hi Leaf, thanks! It looks very interesting and nic...Hi Leaf, thanks! It looks very interesting and nice! And you did nice work on the broken tea wares. And indeed you broke more tea wares than I did :-pGingkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-26517579193784777472013-10-18T19:16:32.128-04:002013-10-18T19:16:32.128-04:00... that was "break" and not "brake...... that was "break" and not "brake" of course, you didn't read otherwise at all! :DLeafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490221822509859090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-55315064588025616632013-10-18T19:09:25.777-04:002013-10-18T19:09:25.777-04:00Hey ^^ Nice post. I totally agree with you about t...Hey ^^ Nice post. I totally agree with you about the fact simple teapots can bring you a lot of pleasure (we can even say the same about simple teas). <br /><br />I was wondering if you thought about repairing your pot's lid with Kintsugi? You know, japanese repairs made with gilded lacquer. <br /><br />Well -- not the omg-so-pricey-traditional-Kintsugi, more the DIY cheap Kintsugi. They are selling kits out there, I bought one some time ago and you can see some pictures of the repair results here: http://tealeavesandviolins.wordpress.com/2013/09/26/post-en-images-faux-kintsugi/ (I promise I am not a spam!bot :D nor am I related to the sellers.)<br /><br />I'm VERY clumsy and brake a lot of teapots and gaiwans that way -- if I had to buy a new one each time I brake something, I'd be selling my mother in less than three months. Plus, the result is pretty nice and not toxic like super-glue can be, so I thought why not share the trick with other tea fans. ^^ <br /><br />Give it a thought maybe? At least you could use your teapot without fearing its lid tearing apart again.Leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490221822509859090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-1386577392977622222013-10-17T22:59:17.920-04:002013-10-17T22:59:17.920-04:00Nick, believe me, 60-80 pairs is very ordinary lev...Nick, believe me, 60-80 pairs is very ordinary level for women's shoes :-D<br />Starch paste was the superglue in China before glue was invented :-D<br /><br />Guy with a small shui ping, would love to see a picture of it!Gingkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00717840609096741544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-54541921070063401562013-10-17T13:30:58.133-04:002013-10-17T13:30:58.133-04:0060-80 pairs of shoes...:O
and..rice soup...?? Rea...60-80 pairs of shoes...:O<br /><br />and..rice soup...?? Really? How does that work? I always used superglue.Nick Hermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01543497413262895759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-516171423954184083.post-30827143505854391052013-10-16T10:25:00.581-04:002013-10-16T10:25:00.581-04:00Years ago I acquired a inexpensive zisha pot on th...Years ago I acquired a inexpensive zisha pot on the outskirts of an Asian town. The pot is a typical small(100ml)shui ping. The handle on the pot is of a style I have only seen in photos of eighteenth century examples. My guess is that within a certain area of China there is a linage of masters and apprentices who have passed down the use of this type of handle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com