Though influenced by traditional Japanese chaire,
this tea caddy is close to the archetype but not entirely reliant on it. I have
been making these little covered pots for quite some time and they make
excellent an tea caddy for loose tea, tea bags or what ever one can imagine for
their purpose which could include just sitting up on a shelf. Glazed in my
temmoku with an ash glaze over, I tried to create the iconic drip on the front,
omote of the caddy just like with many Japanese chaire which worked to a
certain extent but ash glazes do tend to have a mind of their own. What I can say by looking at this little pot and the
photo is that there are few surfaces that give as much depth, richness and
beauty as a tried and true ash glaze.
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