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Last night, I brewed some 1997 Horse Head Cliff shui xian from Essence of Tea: https://essenceoftea.com/products/1997-horse-head-cliff-shui-xian-wuyi-yancha . I brewed it gong fu-style in a 100ml zhuni teapot, which I filled 80-85% full with leaves (about 9-10 grams). We used filtered spring water, ...

That is kind of an odd request... I don’t think any potter would or even can specialise in one sub category of Yixing. Should also not be too different in the skill set involved to work with Zini and Zhuni... if you’re that into Zhuni I’d rather go with antique Zhun. For one you can be sure it does...

I think it's going to be tough to find more (reliable) info on modern Chinese potters at the detail level you're interested in, without assistance from someone with a strong command of Chinese. I'd recommend trying to ask over at the 紫砂江湖/zisha jianghu (what a great forum name btw), but you'll prob...

Minor update for those who are interested: Xu Jin Gen will not make a teapot smaller than 150ml. Xu Fu Jun does not take special orders—you pick from whatever he happens to have available—but he does make ~100ml teapots. Zhu Meng Gen takes special orders and would make a pot in a shape and size requ...

Anyone know much about current heavy-hitters in the realm of zhuni? I’m looking to buy or commission a new teapot from one of the following: Zhu Meng Gen / 朱孟根 / unranked Xu Jin Gen / 徐金根 / unranked Xu Fu Jun / 许福军 / ranked Pots from the above seem to start at $3,500-4,000 USD. Not concerned with t...

Anyone know much about current heavy-hitters in the realm of zhuni? I’m looking to buy or commission a new teapot from one of the following: Zhu Meng Gen / 朱孟根 / unranked Xu Jin Gen / 徐金根 / unranked Xu Fu Jun / 许福军 / ranked Pots from the above seem to start at $3,500-4,000 USD. Not concerned with th...

mafoofan wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:53 pm

How much does a Xu Jingen teapot go for? How would one go about ordering from him?

Hmm, anybody? Guessing the number is in the solid four figures.

A $2/g tea in Manhattan is everywhere else’s $.75-1.00/g tea. But when you look at where they are sourcing their Yancha, often the very prized micro-terroirs, the prices don’t seem that off-market. Just seems to me an assessment of the tea itself is necessary to pass judgment, rather than making as...

Also, nobody really commented on Rui Quan as a maker. How does their fully handmade yancha rank? This video should tell you something about their tea: https://www.iqiyi.com/v_19rqyza4zo.html However, David at EoT commented recently on their declining quality (or perhaps their top ones are getting m...

mafoofan This vendor is located it The East village neighborhood of Manhattan. Their rent is $$$$$ East Village is relatively cheap for Manhattan :) But how does this relate to the quality of the tea? If it is good/premium yancha, I am willing to pay a local vendor with a physical store. A $2/g tea...

How much does a Xu Jingen teapot go for? How would one go about ordering from him?

Also, nobody really commented on Rui Quan as a maker. How does their fully handmade yancha rank?

Chadrinkincat wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:39 pm

mafoofan

This vendor is located it The East village neighborhood of Manhattan. Their rent is $$$$$

East Village is relatively cheap for Manhattan

But how does this relate to the quality of the tea? If it is good/premium yancha, I am willing to pay a local vendor with a physical store.

For those of you in the New York area, these guys also stock yancha with elaborate origin claims and prices to match (although I imagine closed for the time being): https://www.yelp.com/biz/lc-tea-trading-inc-new-york I’ve been there a few times but I don’t remember their yancha being that expensiv...

Are there really no Western-facing vendors of top grade yancha?

How does fully handmade tea from Rui Quan rank? It is sold by EoT, Chanting Pines, etc. They claim to be the only makers with a facility in Zheng Yan.