Today I make a nod to my friend Hidehisa, the person hiding behind the Magokorodo eBay shop.
Since shortly, the selection of artists with whom he works has a new member, but not least. Tetsuaki Nakao is an outstanding ceramicist, here site (in Japanese).
He works a special technique, the Ginga-yu, Galaxy glaze. I do not know the exact translation of "glaze" in French. Because it must be a technical term I do not want to skin with a rough translation. He declined
its styles into five families according to color, with the names of seasons, more January (Mustsuki.)
I am fortunate to be the happy possessor of One of these pieces of style Spring Galaxy.
On hand this cup weighs virtually nothing. It is less than 70g to 6cm in height and 8 cm in diameter. It's pretty surreal, especially when it is hot. I decided to use it with my Dan Cong, without doubt the finest teas I have in my possession.
Using such an object of art for its tea drinking is a different experience from simple white porcelain cup, which I use quite often, however, although less and less.
When I'm pretty focused on the rendering of my tea, I sometimes forget the cup itself. I could use anything, my mind is focused on something else. This is not the case with objects like this. We can not omit his presence, his beauty.
The cup also has a role to play in Cha Xi. It has its aesthetic and its contact with the lips will change the experience. Imagine drinking from the cup below, and you may understand what I mean.
In Japan, the eye is applied in everyday life in a manner very different from us. It is as if everything had been redesigned, pushed to its limits (sometimes too.) Simple things have one or more additional functions or are done differently, often for the better. Similarly, the search for beauty, harmony is present in utltra urban paintings, but also in other activities where we seem less concerned with making nice.
In the culinary field is obvious. Here are some pictures of the meal we shared with Hidehisa last fall. It was in a restaurant rather discrete Tottori held by a master cuisto who cut his teeth in Kyoto before returning to open his restaurant here. They drink sake in his cups Seigan Yamane. The cook gave us our own elsewhere. An unforgettable memory for the best Japanese meal of my life and I can tell you that I made a packet ...
Top of sashimi world ...
Salt matcha
Tempura sardines
A feast ...
Sushi ...
Come on, I stop to make you salivate and I put an end to this post a little tote. Places to beautiful cup Spring Galaxy Tetsuaki Nakao.
you soon!
NB: the photos I post are only edited a little in contrast or exposure. I'm looking at what colors are as accurate as possible, just a little more flashy, perhaps. I said because it was not always the case. And for those who have asked me, my camera is a compact Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS62 .
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