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The characters 朱泥 stand for zhuni. Likely the box did not originally belong to this teapot but to a different one made of zhuni. Anyways, a beautiful old yixing. I agree that in Chinese usage, 朱泥 refers specifically to Zhuni clay. However, it seems (and please correct me if I’m wrong) that the Japa...

Looks like a Chinese Late Qing/early ROC pot. Made for export in a rougher quality. Does not look like Japanese made Yixing(which exists) nor does it look like Japanese clay. Yixing Zisha it is. Thanks! Late Qing would match up with the box seal (though this is purely speculative). It’s definitely ...

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Sat Feb 22, 2025 8:15 am

sweet pot. got any pics of it all cleaned up?

Here are some close-up pics of the cleaned-up teapot.

I recently acquired this little pot from a seller in Japan. I love the "beauty mark" near the rim and have decided to call the teapot Hokuro. The teapot has no markings, and the inside was quite dirty, making it difficult to see any tooling marks. However, when I rub my finger inside, I can feel a s...

How long have you been drinking tea? I started exploring tea about six months ago. What kind of tea do you drink? I enjoy Black (Laoshan Black Tea from Shandong is my favorite), Puerh (Sheng and Shou), and some Anxi Oolong teas. How do you prepare your tea? Modern Gongfu style using a water bowl. Wh...