The Temmoku bowl

Temmoku

@youless (112134)

Guangzhou, China

November 30, 2023 9:47pm CST

Last night I watched a documentary about the Temmoku bowl. It is to served the tea. The Temmoku bowls come from China and they made in Song Dynasty. The Japanese monks came to China to study at that time and they brought back these bowls, the art of tea etc. to Japan. There are several kinds of Temmoku bowls and the one from the attached image is the most precious. Right now there are only three of these the Temmoku in the world. There is no way to copy the Temmoku bowls today and this is very interesting. When I see the art of tea from Japan, I suddenly realized they really keep this tradition well. Our tea culture has changed a lot as we were occupied by other nations in ancient time. Try to imagine in Tang and Song Dynasty, how we served the tea is very different than today and this is really like a kind of art. Of course having the Temmoku bowls can really make a big difference

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@LadyDuck (459635)

• Switzerland

1 Dec

I remember that a Japanese delegation came to Monte Carlo and we assisted at the tea ceremony in the Japanese garden. It was something I really enjoyed.

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@youless (112134)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Dec

The art of tea is quite elegant and I think it can make a big difference to the taste of tea

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@LadyDuck (459635)

• Switzerland

1 Dec

I do not like the taste of tea at all, but I enjoyed a lot the way the geisha prepared and served the tea.

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@youless (112134)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Dec

@LadyDuck How about lemon tea? I also think it is a kind of tea

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@celticeagle (159609)

• Boise, Idaho

1 Dec

The art of tea. How interesting. Lovely bowl.

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@youless (112134)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Dec

This bowl has a long history, at least about 800 years

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@celticeagle (159609)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec

@youless .......A very interesting and involved one I bet.

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@GardenGerty (157691)

• United States

4 Dec

This is lovely and learning about it makes history much more interesting.

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@youless (112134)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Dec

It is very amazing.

@allknowing (130195)

• India

1 Dec

I have read about this tea tradition. Wonder if it is still in existence.

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@youless (112134)

• Guangzhou, China

2 Dec

It is available in Japan. I am glad that they still keep it well.

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@RebeccasFarm (86841)

• United States

1 Dec

So what year is the Song Dynasty..how old is this precious? It is very beautifully designed.

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@youless (112134)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Dec

Song Dynasty is from 960-1279

If this bowl can speak, it will tell us a lot of history stories.

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@RebeccasFarm (86841)

• United States

1 Dec

@youless Yes it would tell so many enchantments.

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@just4him (307544)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Dec

It's a pretty bowl.

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@youless (112134)

• Guangzhou, China

1 Dec

It is like the universe.

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