Song dynasty celadon cups, rustic, 20 ml. Very very nice, best for tea out of all tea cups I have. (not for sale)
Brown glaze cups, they are not Batavian cups. Older, thiner, and better made than the fish design Batavian cups. Makes second best tea out of all my cups, 25 ml. (not for sale)
YES, I have a thing for brown cups! :P
I am sentimental toward the brown cups, ecstatically pleasing to the eyes for me are celadons and blue and white porcelain, occasionally Fun Cai.
Antique cups for sale
An ego trip for oneself is sometime so pleasant... ;-)
ReplyDeleteI have in the same vein for my tea sessions a late-19th plate (I have found a corresponding large bowl) and also a large plate with a massive censer alleged from Song dynasty in white and brown kiln. I use them as tea boat and za fang.
I love these tea cups, particularly the celadon one. I find in old porcelain something lively that does not exist in the new one: like a soul.
It is quite rare to find so little old cups. You're lucky.
The Gaiwan is also very interesting. Closed, it is a brown mass. But when you open it, all its beauty is revealed... Inner beauty...
"I find in old porcelain something lively that does not exist in the new one: like a soul."
ReplyDeleteNo wonder I find them soothing to this old soul of mine. :) Thanks for your sensitive perception!
"But when you open it, all its beauty is revealed... Inner beauty..."
As it should be for human as well eh? How many will lift that lid to find out and how many has the inner beauty awaits discovery?!
Grateful for your sharing!