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updated wed 17 mar 10

 

Marcia Selsor on tue 16 mar 10


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> From: Marcia Selsor
> Date: March 16, 2010 10:47:44 AM CDT
> To: clayart_friends10@COMCAST.NET
> Subject: Re: Tea bowls.
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> You may need to ask if it is a winter tea bowl or a summer tea bowl. =3D
They are different shapes!
> Also tea bowls have no handles because if it is too hot to handle, you =
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shouldn't be ingesting it.
> They also vary fromregion to region, dynasty to dynasty.
> Marcia Selsor
> On Mar 16, 2010, at 9:55 AM, Antoinette Badenhorst wrote:
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>> Okay, you will find me very ignorant on this subject even though I am =
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traditions. Maybe my ignorance has to do with my anchestry, but I hope I =
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>> What makes a tea bowl a tea bowl and why shall I not use it for a =3D
cereal bowl or a little dipping dish? What about a saucer?=3D20
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>> I remember several discussions of throwing perfect bowls. How crucial =
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>> Also: does tea bowls differ from country to country?=3D20
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>> A while back we discussed teapots and how we should treat them. Are =3D
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>> Coming form European decent, I love my teacup, but then that is a =3D
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> Marcia Selsor
> http://www.marciaselsor.com
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Marcia Selsor
http://www.marciaselsor.com