This last weekend we had the show in Karatsu. It was a 3 day weekend, so we did Sat, Sun, Mon. Well, if you are thinking about having a show on a 3 day weekend, let me give you a little advice: don’t. Everyone goes somewhere else. The first two days were absolutely empty, and it was only the during the last day that I was able to make some good sales. Thanks to guests from Osaka, Kyoto, and Chiba. I guess they were using the 3 day weekend to get out of their respective areas as well.
Well, lesson learned. Overall, it was still a very enjoyable experience, with lots of time to sit and chat with friends over tea. The highlight of the show was without a doubt, the shiboridashi teapot with the river crab knob. It is a pure silver crab holding a ruby in his right claw.
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- Entrance display: Chosen Karatsu jar, teapot with silver reishi knob, long wallet of pony hide
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- detail of pony wallet
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- Silver feather hair pin
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- Silver feather necklace with antique coin
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- silver/amber bracelet on white turquoise
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- Leather long wallets and silver/amber work
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- The river crab shiboridashi teapot, name/title: Ryusui 瑠翠
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- The way cool river crab.
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- One Kogo and 3 Chaire (incense holder and tea caddies)
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- Chosen Karatsu rice bowls and leather change purses
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- Wallets, ear rings, and day planners
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- Madara Karatsu Katakuchi w/ 3 bourbon cups: Kohiki, Yakishime, and Yohen
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- Small dessert plates w/ Ame glaze
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- The bowl lineup w/ Koro at center
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- Madara Karatsu Chawan
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- Chosen Karatsu Chawan
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- Yakishime Koro (incense burner) w/ silver lid
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- Chosen Karatsu Chawan
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- Shino Chawan
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- E Karatsu bowl decoration and lip detail
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- E Karatsu bowl decoration and glaze detail
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- Chosen Karatsu yunomi (tea cups)
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- Chosen Karatsu Mizusashi (water jar) w/ cedar lid
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- Chosen Karatsu Hoso Mizusashi (water jar) w/ lacquer lid. This guy sold.
