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A few days ago, I bought these two chawan at Book Off Super Bazaar—a huge second hand shop. The oribe style one was only 550¥ and the grey one 880¥. Unfortunately I don’t know exactly what style the grey one is. If you know anything, feel free to let me know.
I love browsing through second hand ceramic sections. You never know what you might find. And I was lucky to come across these beauties. I wonder what stories they could tell 😌
It's a cold morning even though it's still summer. I know it will get much warmer during the day... but right now it's a perfect setting for some yancha.
Today I'm brewing Qidan Da Hong Pao (2021) from Lazy Cat Tea.
Last from my stash... will need to order some more before autumn comes in.
In January, tea enthusiast and Omotesenke tea master Alba (@dokodemocha on Instagram) opened her very new and own tea room. I’ve been following her for a few years now and her insights always inspire me. Naturally, I was thrilled when she announced the opening of her tea room. So I booked a seat for her very first tea ceremony.
Her tea room is called 黒庵 Kuroan—meaning black tea room. And the name says it all: The whole room had a black theme going on mixed with some earthy colors. All utensils, sweets and even the flowers had been black.
It was not a traditional tea ceremony. For the inauguration of her tea room Alba thought of a unique concept. The whole experience included meditation, koicha, usucha, incense and and over all refreshing atmosphere. But I’m not going into the details, because no words would do it justice.
I guess the biggest insight for me was to see where one’s tea ceremony journey might take you 😌
I'm lucky to live in a city with some very good Chinese tea shops. This morning I tried 黄玫瑰, (huáng méi guī, 'yellow rose'), a Wuyi rock oolong I bought from Treasure Green, for the first time, and damn is it ever good.
The celadon cup and the yixing teapot are also recent purchases from Treasure Green.