At what point does an item get past the level of wabi sabi and into the territory of just really badly made/damaged? You decide. 115ml.
To be fair, wine in even high quality restaurants sucks, the bottle usually costs 4-5 times more than in a…
Yixing inventory #14: wabi sabi
October 29, 2016 · 6 Comments
Categories: Objects
Tagged: teaware, yixing, Yixing Inventory
6 responses so far ↓
Ken // October 29, 2016 at 4:34 am |
My idea of “aesthetic” has changed a lot over the years. I wouldn’t say no to this pot as long as it does its job well enough. So… how does it perform?
MarshalN // November 2, 2016 at 11:23 am |
Don’t know, the pot’s too dirty for me to use, and I have way too many pots to clean.
Alexander Solonsky // November 7, 2016 at 11:25 pm |
just add a teaspoon of chemipro OXI (or other oxygen cleaning agent), 1l of hot water and it’ll work wonders!
Roberto // February 6, 2018 at 10:20 am |
Hallo, I love your blog….can I send you some of my beloved teapots to try to identify them?… thanks ….my email is ildurareigosa@gamail.com. congratulations for your work
MarshalN // February 28, 2018 at 11:25 pm |
I don’t think there’s usually much ID-ing to be done. You could just link to a photo here
andrei // January 31, 2021 at 11:44 pm |
Wabi sabi depends on personal taste but also on set and setting. If you table, your tea tray, cups, other equipment, in a dark room with candle light, this pot is wabi sabi. With harsh lighting on a clinical white porcelain, it’s crude.