A chao zhou red clay teapot from the Qing dynasty period, most prized by the CZ tea heads today, made by "E PU" studio/maker. It's such a little treasure of mine and I broke the lid, even before I made any tea out of it. AH!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, September 30, 2012
Qing period Chao Zhou clay pot
Sad sad sad thing that happened to my beloved teapot! I hardly break a tea pot, but it had to be the best and most significant teapot in my hands.
A chao zhou red clay teapot from the Qing dynasty period, most prized by the CZ tea heads today, made by "E PU" studio/maker. It's such a little treasure of mine and I broke the lid, even before I made any tea out of it. AH!!!!!!!!!!!
A chao zhou red clay teapot from the Qing dynasty period, most prized by the CZ tea heads today, made by "E PU" studio/maker. It's such a little treasure of mine and I broke the lid, even before I made any tea out of it. AH!!!!!!!!!!!
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Aouch, so sad
one solution at once : kintsugi or Gintsugi : gold or silver repair. It's a japanese technique based on a lacquer-repair of natural Urushi mixed with precious metal.
Unfortunately, I know adresses in France, but not in usa, but i guess there is people who can do such a repair in the US !
oups, forgot the link if you want to see photos of such repairs :
http://the-et-ceramique.blogspot.fr/2012/07/kintsugi-et-gintsugi-un-autre-rapport.html
Yes, I know of a metal (silver or copper) repair technique similar to the pictures in China. I will bring the pot to China on my next trip and have it repaired. It should add a nice touch to the pot as well.
Thanks Nicolas!
You're welcome !
It's always a pleasure to help to save a nice pot !
I feel sorry for you. But I know you've found a way to fix it. I'm loving your blog. So I'm just reading randomly here. Check out my blog too and learn more health tips!
Hello.
I had same situation with one of my belowed pots.
I just polished the lid with abrasive brick (for knives).
It's xishi teapot, now it looks bold, round like a ball. But I use it normally.
I thought about jewellry, just attach a stone on a silver tube, but I'm just too lazy to do it at the moment.
Lid of your teapot looks like it can be hold OK, without getting fingers burned.
Damaging teapots is allways a tragedy. But broken lid will not actually affect a tea in result.
Best regards
Dmitriy
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