Shui Xian! My large cache that I bought in China 2 years ago is all gone and
I cannot find acceptable price for good stuff here... Were you lucky enough
to fins a good vendor?
Is it Yi Wu Shui Xian? ... Is it? Is It? Is it?

Sasha.

"Michael Plant" > wrote in message
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>> A while ago I received an old tetsubin from a dear friend of mine. She
>> got that little pot from her mother, who got it from an uncle who
>> picked it up somewhere in Japan in the late 19th century. There´s
>> nothing too special about this little pot, no stampings, markings,
>> inscriptions or anything of that kind, but at least it shows no signs
>> of rust. Right now it´s placed on display among my collection of antique
>> teawares but I´m wondering if anyone on this esteemed group is using
>> an unglazed tetsubin on a regular basis ???
>> Karsten [2005 autumnal Castleton in der Tasse]
>
> A Japanese iron kettle is meant to boil water, is it not?
> The glazed interior, brew-tea-in-it sort is a rather new
> development. One or two of our local stores carry
> unglazed Japanese iron kettles, the assumption being
> that they are used to boil water, not to brew. But then,
> I could be wrong and often am....
> Michael [Heavy Roasted Shui Xian Yummy Yum]
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