Teawares and Equipment
Teacups, teapots, and anything used to enjoy tea and prepare tea.
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In My Cups: Lacquerware
Ever since I was a kid I was intrigued by the beautiful, exotic arts of Japan. I used to go to the library to look through their enormous volume of Hokusai prints, and I never missed a museum exhibition of Japanese arts or crafts. I’ve learned and taught origami, dabbled in Japanese brush painting, and… Continue reading
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A Brief History of the Tea Chest
What do you get for the person who has everything? According to one theory you could always get them something to put it in. Although if they truly have everything, that would presumably include a sufficient amount of storage containers – but I digress. All of which is a somewhat roundabout way to emphasize the… Continue reading
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Brooke Bond Tea Company Picture Cards
Brooke Bond & Company, the former manufacturer of PG Tips (now owned by Unilever), was founded in 1869 by Arthur Brooke and has been using collectibles to promote its products for decades. One of those collectibles is the picture card books that were included in packages of teabags. The picture cards and related booklets were… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report II
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to pay tribute yet again to the ingenuity of tea gadget makers everywhere – with a side of offbeat tea-related news. Let’s get on with it. First up, the end of the tea bag. Well, don’t get too worked up about that one yet. There might be a… Continue reading
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“Does This Teapot Make Me Look Fat?”
Ever wonder how many marriages were broken up by one spouse giving the wrong answer to the other spouse asking “Does this [insert clothing item here] make me look fat?” (Usually, this is a woman asking a man, but you never know…) Well, imagine being asked “Does this teapot make me look fat?” What could… Continue reading
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Lusterware
The process of glazing ceramics is pretty straightforward: a silica-based blend of chemicals and minerals is applied to porous ceramic (porcelain, earthenware, stoneware, china, raku, or any other type) and then fired, or baked, in a super-hot oven, or kiln, until the mixture melts and adheres to the ceramic surface. When it cools, this process… Continue reading
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All I Want For Christmas
As an accident prone young feller, I was without my two front teeth for a while. But I’ve got that covered now, so I’ll turn my attentions to a few tea-related items I might like to see under the Christmas tree. First, a few things that won’t be on my list. Like those fancy high-falutin’… Continue reading
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Do You Really Need to Clean Tea Stains Out of Your Teapots?
A lot of fuss gets made about cleaning teapots and other teawares. But this thought has recently come to mind: do you really need to clean tea stains out of your teapots? So often we go along being told that we need to do this or that or whatever, and we do it. Every now… Continue reading
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Monthly Tea Gadget and Offbeat News Report I
If you’ve been to this site before, you may have noticed that we’ve featured quite a few editions of gadget and offbeat news reports thus far. But since it’s such a frequent feature, the Esteemed Editor decided to put one together every month, and this will be the first of them. So, let’s get on… Continue reading
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Tea Wares from Occupied Japan
During the post-World War II years, the USA spent a great deal of money and manpower to help our former enemies rebuild their economies. One of these projects in Japan was the re-establishment of ceramics production. While Japan had a centuries-old tradition of ceramics (stoneware, china, porcelain) ranging from functional to decorative before the war,… Continue reading
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