tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.comments2022-01-28T12:44:33.885-08:00Morning Crane TeaCho Hakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-30690060626136189852018-03-28T22:54:12.191-07:002018-03-28T22:54:12.191-07:00Found your blog. This is a very good blog on tea o...Found your blog. This is a very good blog on <a href="https://teathe1st.com" rel="nofollow">tea online</a>. I would like to thank you for all the information you give. Its really important to choose the best teas online at a resonable price.so thanks for sharing this information. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-22587537923186793842017-10-09T11:16:46.904-07:002017-10-09T11:16:46.904-07:00Thank you for sharing your knowledge and relations...Thank you for sharing your knowledge and relationships with us. Generous, without a doubt. The works you highlight are breath-taking1Lauren Deutschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15465977970656658710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-78870822518433326132017-03-02T12:39:01.606-08:002017-03-02T12:39:01.606-08:00nice post
nice post<br />Jimyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349555226330578834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-62528819200140410792016-10-10T04:59:15.749-07:002016-10-10T04:59:15.749-07:00Impressive!Thanks for the post, Tea cup with infus...Impressive!Thanks for the post,<a href="http://www.porcelainbrt.com/" rel="nofollow"> Tea cup with infuser</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-52195802589016386172016-04-14T22:36:52.479-07:002016-04-14T22:36:52.479-07:00WOW !! What a beautiful Bong for Travel Tea Set. i...WOW !! What a beautiful Bong for Travel Tea Set. it's really gorgeous ! as well as article. I have no wards to explain my feelings about your post. <a href="http://dabmarino.com" rel="nofollow">Dab Marino bongs</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198046568714291459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-1904488384144361902016-01-10T21:23:33.501-08:002016-01-10T21:23:33.501-08:00Online shop for ceramic teapot with stainless stee...Online shop for ceramic teapot with stainless steel infuser with latest collection of designer piece of items from BRT Ceramic an authorized ceramic product manufacturer.<br /><a href="http://www.porcelainbrt.com/index.php/product/index/id/41.html" rel="nofollow">Ceramic teapot with infuser</a><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226199184372779396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-53348482822318970932015-10-11T09:08:25.720-07:002015-10-11T09:08:25.720-07:00Thank you for posting this information.
Always loo...Thank you for posting this information.<br />Always looking for new artists to learn about.<br />John makes beautiful pots!Trevor Youngberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11284231568436423329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-79581681582303983122014-06-19T04:52:56.875-07:002014-06-19T04:52:56.875-07:00I like tea because it can reduce the stress and pr...I like tea because it can reduce the stress and pressures of life<br /><br /><a href="geraibukumuslim.com" rel="nofollow">Toko buku islam</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599812473252186599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-49362736584695577682013-07-05T11:05:55.518-07:002013-07-05T11:05:55.518-07:00Dawson, Thank you for this great endorsement of Pa...Dawson, Thank you for this great endorsement of Park Jong Il's tea ware. I am so fortunate to know him. My goal is twofold to promote Korean arts and culture by providing quality tea and tea ware.<br />If there are those who are interested in Park Jong Il's tea ware, contact me for a similar discount.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-66707438507243437882013-06-28T08:46:01.055-07:002013-06-28T08:46:01.055-07:00Arthur is doing a great service by providing this ...Arthur is doing a great service by providing this teaware in the west. I've been wanting to post my experience with a porcelain set I acquired from him but have found it difficult to sum up in words.<br /> This being my first Korean set has given me a rather conversional experience and I feel as though I've mostly renounced other teaware. Buying asian teaware in the states is such a gamble especially with Yixing being priced as it is. If I was buying Yixing from someone who knew as much about it as Arthur does Korean teaware and at his prices I would sleep easier at night.<br /> The set seems fit for a monk and I often wonder how it found it's way here. Before I thought tea sets were for friends and family of tourist but now I see with Korean teaware it's necessary for a full set and all the work compliments each other rather than looking too uniform, mass made and plastic. Though this is a porcelain set it is extremely organic and down to earth. The exposed clay gives a peak to the pots earthy internal nature and one wonders about this white clay and why it is so good. The unglazed inside never diminishes mouthfeel or flavor, the aroma always comes out intense and the pot makes fully awakened and vibrant tea.<br /> Each cup is developing it's own personality with every use. It's hard not to use them for every kind of tea. Yancha, High Mountain Oolong, Aged Puerh.. they just seem to make everything taste better! Each fits the hand perfectly and is soft and receptive to the lips. When one reads tea in these cups there is a vision of depth, fullness and true color, neither over intensified nor too dull. You cannot find this energy in modern mass made porcealain and one feels truly fortunate and looks forward to trying more of Park Jong Il's teaware.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599088222925981939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-1694219348040473912013-06-20T08:29:21.807-07:002013-06-20T08:29:21.807-07:00Thanks Procius for this extensive insightful comme...Thanks Procius for this extensive insightful comment. I'm glad that you like this tea as much as I do. On Tea Tour Korea 2013 we were fortunate to be able to visit Jeong Jae Yeun. She is a humble woman totally dedicated to this tea - her tea. We will do a post on her and the other artisan tea producers and tea ware artists we visited. But it may take all year to feature each of them. <br />Korea's tea leaves came in about 10 days late this year making our arrival time at the beginning rather than at the end of her harvest. But we were able to get a little more of her tea that may last until our shipment arrives. However, I'm beginning to get re-orders already.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-78880211463284467092013-06-19T21:38:18.686-07:002013-06-19T21:38:18.686-07:00I was lucky enough to buy a bag of this tea from A...I was lucky enough to buy a bag of this tea from Arthur, and have tried it several times. I'm mostly a Chinese tea drinker, so I don't have any basis on which to compare it to other hwangcha, but I've found it to be a remarkable and enjoyable tea. Just looking at the dry leaves one can tell that it's a very carefully prepared tea: it consists exclusively of very fine leaves and buds with tender stems, to such an extent that the dry tea has an unusual appearance of hair or straw, and can actually be difficult to tease apart. One can't help but think how much labor goes into harvesting a given weight of it; knowing Arthur's price for the tea it is apparent that the production of it must largely be a labor of love.<br /><br />The taste of the tea is similarly unusual in my experience. Its aromas mostly seem to be sweet, floral fragrances that I usually associate with honey, and maybe some faint spice aromas. The flavor and mouthfeel, though, are really remarkable to me: it is intensely sweet, with a cooling sensation and extremely soft, light tannins. In some ways, the tea seems like a combination of the aromas of a delicate Chinese-style black tea with the flavors of a white or green tea. My first thought after tasting it was that it would make sense that such a tea would come from a mostly green-tea-drinking area, although I suspect the unusually early harvest time makes this tea even sweeter and more like a green tea than hwangcha that is harvested later. In any case, my opinion is that this tea is a great-tasting, easily brewed and different (in a very pleasant, educational way)from most of the teas available even from specialty companies. I'd highly recommend snagging some from Arthur if you can.proclushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10373695175699227331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-48043080266978633032012-12-23T12:47:53.444-08:002012-12-23T12:47:53.444-08:00This tea is truly worth testing. Contact me and I&...This tea is truly worth testing. Contact me and I'll try to work something out for you.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-44233792922106996712012-12-23T01:41:32.613-08:002012-12-23T01:41:32.613-08:00nice information about Korean tea.I wanna test Hw...nice information about Korean tea.I wanna test Hwangcha tea . Sakif Saimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08425983754791982195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-1987477225732123562012-10-17T18:39:48.916-07:002012-10-17T18:39:48.916-07:00It is obvious that Tom was not drinking this tea o...It is obvious that Tom was not drinking this tea on a daily or even weekly basis or this mold would not have developed this far. I have seen some mold on pu-erh and ttokcha (not mine) before but that mold was barely noticeable and the owners just brushed it off. There is very little on the web regarding mold on pu-erh, that is one of the reasons I posted this inquiry. Sorry Tom. I also recommend that you toss it. Contact me if you are interested in getting some more (not that I sell it currently, but I have friends that do). Better yet, contact your Chinese friends and friends in Korea. I'm sure they can find replacements for your pu-erh. In the meantime dehumidify your home and prepare a better place to store it. Peace. Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-51444860523641235692012-10-16T07:38:10.282-07:002012-10-16T07:38:10.282-07:00This is pretty far gone and I'd toss it. Norma...This is pretty far gone and I'd toss it. Normal mold is much milder than this.MarshalNhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776398824139018801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-29859220898647346562012-10-15T21:59:55.900-07:002012-10-15T21:59:55.900-07:00My opinion: throw it away.
Mold health issues
ht...My opinion: throw it away. <br /><br />Mold health issues<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mold_health_issuesTuo Cha Teahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14948259434826911982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-56937369117958002462012-09-25T08:36:39.697-07:002012-09-25T08:36:39.697-07:00Sorry for my late response. I left for Korea July...Sorry for my late response. I left for Korea July 22 and just returned home but all the time in Korea. <br />I have two of these sets available for $120 each plus shipping from the USA. Contact me if you are interested by using the contact link in this post. This set, for me, is the best travel tea set I have seen in Korea. It functions great and is the perfect size for an individual or to share a cup of tea. You may know that many Korean teapots are not larger than this one. It comes is a lined box.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-85220688617913218232012-07-26T14:17:34.393-07:002012-07-26T14:17:34.393-07:00Is there any way to order the lotus travel set onl...Is there any way to order the lotus travel set online? It's beautiful! I live in the US.USB Dongle Goblinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589550571812604835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-50908120191452371872012-04-27T07:32:31.409-07:002012-04-27T07:32:31.409-07:00Thanks for your thoughts Maru. I hope you travel ...Thanks for your thoughts Maru. I hope you travel with some great teas and a gaiwan or nice travel set like this one.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-1423805273183434352012-04-27T05:38:08.233-07:002012-04-27T05:38:08.233-07:00I love reading travel experiences and knowledge th...I love reading travel experiences and knowledge that you bring from every place you visit. I'm Argentina, and where I travel I try to do everything there is here to do, like walking in <a href="http://www.floridasedans.com/index.html" rel="nofollow">Key west shuttle</a> in Florida.Maruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18405294872854912953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-13485450500581702402012-01-20T15:20:12.522-08:002012-01-20T15:20:12.522-08:00After reserving one of Park Jong Il's pots via...After reserving one of Park Jong Il's pots via your sale, I revisited these earlier posts. I found this entry particularly memorable, and heartfelt. I am glad that I took the time to re-read it. I hope to someday meet him and his family to extend my personal admiration for his ceramics. I have one of his dark clay wood fired pots now, and it is the pride of my shelf.discipleofthetealeafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13951770887062358879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-68407409693579071942011-12-26T15:42:23.011-08:002011-12-26T15:42:23.011-08:00Thanks Matt for your comment on the prices of thes...Thanks Matt for your comment on the prices of these great teas. We all know how difficult it is sell premium teas like these when so many green teas are sold for much less. I decided to try to wholesale these teas simply to make Korean teas more available. My feeling is that once they are tried the market will expand. My work really is a gift to the Korean tea community and the Western tea drinking community since I know I’ll not profit financially from the sell of these teas. Then again that’s possibly true for many retail teashops that may be making their profits more from selling bubble teas and tea ware and other items than quality loose teas.Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-1317527340612365302011-12-21T12:45:14.726-08:002011-12-21T12:45:14.726-08:00Cho Hak,
Great prices for great teas!
Still have...Cho Hak,<br /><br />Great prices for great teas!<br /><br />Still have not tried the 2011 Dong Cheon teas as the links at the bottom are for the 2010 Dong Cheon teas. How is the 2011 harvest relative the 2010 harvest? Here is also a post on the 2010 Dong Cheon Ujeon if anyone is interested: <br /><br />http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/2010-dong-cheon-semi-wild-hwagae-valley_18.html<br /><br />Didn't know that you fill individual orders. Will be sure to add Morning Crane Tea to the Updated List of Korean Online English Tea Vendors here: <br /><br />http://mattchasblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/updated-list-of-english-online-korean.html<br /><br />PeaceMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02736984697520031171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4075682991942523126.post-51443383638533800362010-12-02T10:10:38.030-08:002010-12-02T10:10:38.030-08:00Hi Jo (and/or Virginia)
Thanks for this question. ...Hi Jo (and/or Virginia)<br />Thanks for this question. True traditional celadon comes from the use of the precise amount of iron (usually 1% to 2%) in the glaze and or clay body fired in the precise reduction atmosphere. There are stories of the use of ash from a certain type of tree and stories of black iron oxide in black clay dig from certain spots in the mountains for the source of iron for this secret color. If the atmosphere is reduced too much the glaze becomes grayer. If the atmosphere is reduced too little the glaze is more yellow. So true celadon is only made in a reduction atmosphere. <br />That said, you didn’t ask about “true celadon” you asked about the “color” of celadon. The color of celadon can be achieved in oxidation and there are places on the web where you can find recipes or commercial glazes. I know you would like me to give you the glaze recipe for an “oxidation celadon” but I don’t have one. Some years ago Mary, my wife, did develop such a glaze for cone 6 oxidation. It was a perfect match for 12th century celadon in color and shine. That was at the university and we don’t fire at cone 6 anymore so that glaze formula has been lost. Since it was for oxidation, I think she used copper for her green and perhaps iron or manganese to tame it a little plus maybe a miniscule amount of cobalt also for color and a little ash to reduce the shine. It took a number of tests and these may not be the right ingredients. It has been a long time since we had this glaze or I thought about it.<br />Since you are interested in celadon, you might be interested in Gangjin, Korea. (www.GangjinCeladon.com) Gangjin historically produced at least 80% of the Korean celadon found in museums around the world today. The book, The Radiance of Jade and the Clarity of Water: Korean Ceramics from The Ataka Collection, has an analysis of several true celadon glazes. <br />There is a non-profit tea and ceramics tour going to Gangjin this spring (www.TeaTourKorea.com). In addition, Gangjin is holding their annual festival in August. They have an international juried exhibit and provide workshops for the exhibitors. That is followed by a ceramic artist’s tour of Korea. You can gain access to those experiences at www.GamgjinExhibit.blogspot.com. <br />Korea has a long history when it comes to celadon. “The Kings of Goryeo Dynasty loved celadon and supported its production. As a result, Korea’s ceramic artists became very skilled at producing celadon. During the reign of King Injong (who ruled 1123-1147 CE) the Goryeo court was visited by a Chinese calligrapher named Hsu Ching. Hsu Ching was so impressed by Korea’s chungja (celadon) that he devoted three chapters of his report to “wares and vessels”. When we consider that the Chinese normally believe their culture superior to all other countries, this was quite a complement. Another Sung-dynasty Chinese, author of the T’ao-p’ing Lao Jen heaped praise on the celadon of Korea. His exact words in translation were:<br /><br />“The books of the Academy, the wines of the Palace, the inkstones of Tuan, the peonies of Lo-yang, the tea of Ch’ienchou, the brocades of Shu, the porcelains of Ting, the ‘secret color’ (wares) of Kao-li ( Korea) -- these are all to be ranked as ‘First under Heaven.’ “ <br /><br />(These quotes come from our web site www.GangjinCeladon.com and from the book The World of Korean Ceramics by Jon and Alan Covell. A signed copy of that out of print book can be purchased through us. Just email me for details.)Cho Hakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04798639210955177212noreply@blogger.com