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by .m.
Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:35 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1828708

Re: Yixing

Very nice!
by .m.
Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:33 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Henan purple clay and other non-yixing zisha
Replies: 7
Views: 319

Re: Henan purple clay and other non-yixing zisha

Oh wow, nice pot! Great to see one. Might be a bit of a rarity. The chop aside, I would think it was yixing. They must have brought in some craftsmen from yixing.
by .m.
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:17 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Vintage nixing pots
Replies: 20
Views: 5645

Re: Vintage nixing pots

Nice blog post about the classic Haitang teapot, a.k.a Begonia pot. The name Haitang 海棠 stands for a flowering crabapple (Malus spectabilis). The common translation as begonia, while definitely more poetic sounding, might be a bit misleading. Anyway, here's the post: https://huctan.blogspot.com/2022...
by .m.
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:02 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Henan purple clay and other non-yixing zisha
Replies: 7
Views: 319

Henan purple clay and other non-yixing zisha

I've come over this blog post about zisha pots from Henan in the 80s, about which I hear now the first time. Speaking of purple sand, most people will think of Yixing. But other areas in China, such as Meizhou in Guangdong, Zibo in Shandong, Jingdezhen in Jiangxi, Henan and other places, also have p...
by .m.
Sun Mar 10, 2024 4:24 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1828708

Re: Yixing

@WhisperingFrog192 nice find! not even chipped. might be a bit underfired but that is usual.
by .m.
Sat Mar 09, 2024 5:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Transporting teas when moving internationally
Replies: 5
Views: 264

Re: Transporting teas when moving internationally

I've only moved between Europe and Canada and only a few kilos of tea, never any issue related to tea. A pewter tea caddy in a carry-on might need a detailed inspection but no problem.
by .m.
Fri Feb 09, 2024 2:49 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Lunar New Year 2024!!
Replies: 3
Views: 518

Re: Happy Lunar New Year 2024!!

Happy and prosperous year of the dragon to all! 🐉🐉🐉
by .m.
Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:08 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1828708

Re: Yixing

and that you’d just be looking at plain shuiping pots, disregarding things such as size and the condition the pots are in to rule out other factors influencing pricing. I think if you are after a 'user' pot and not a 'collector' pot, then these are precisely some of the things that can work in your...
by .m.
Wed Jan 31, 2024 4:04 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5884
Views: 1828708

Re: Yixing

Old siblings, re-united. The one at the back is welcoming the two at the front (one of whom is currently drinking some yancha). I'll have to play with the 'new' ones more once I've got more time. Even though it's an 'ordinary' shape, I still think the humble shuiping is one of my favourites. Andrew...
by .m.
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:14 am
Forum: Tea Swap
Topic: Hokujo shiboridashi
Replies: 0
Views: 705

Hokujo shiboridashi

Shiboridashi by Hokujo (Shimizu Genji). Usable volume cca 50ml, diameter 10.5 cm. Perfect condition.
Price $130 USD / 119 Euro + shipping (to most EU: 17 Euro , to USA: $15 economy or $22 priority shipping, ...)
by .m.
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:08 am
Forum: Tea Swap
Topic: FS: LQER yixing shuiping teapot
Replies: 2
Views: 1754

Re: FS: LQER yixing shuiping teapot

Late Qing/Early R.O.C. zini shuiping, cca 120ml. Perfect condition. Good firing. Excellent for sheng puerh.
Price $198 USD / 180 Euro + shipping (to most EU: 17 Euro , to USA: $15 economy or $22 priority shipping, ...)
by .m.
Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:01 am
Forum: Tea Swap
Topic: FS: LQER yixing shuiping teapot
Replies: 2
Views: 1754

Re: FS: LQER yixing shuiping teapot

Still available and adding 2 more. Late Qing/Early R.O.C., large decorated pot, cca 470ml. Perfect condition. Top quality zini clay with a perfect firing, chocolate brown with a velvety soft surface. Excellent, for example, for puerh and liu bao or aged white, where, thanks to the larger capacity, i...
by .m.
Thu Jan 18, 2024 1:23 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Western facing F1 vendors list
Replies: 52
Views: 29845

Re: Western facing F1 vendors list

Has anyone here heard about Tommaso Chiappo selling F1 teapots and whether he is a reputable dealer. I’m new to pots and have been burnt before. I am grateful for the links provided. Thank you very much This is his Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Gongfucha He often gets his pots checked on the...
by .m.
Tue Jan 16, 2024 2:24 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: looking for any info on the quality/authenticity of this pot. Thanks a lot!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1061

Re: looking for any info on the quality/authenticity of this pot. Thanks a lot!!

Funny it comes from the very same vendor from whom you've already got one very similar modern pot in the past. Good that you've asked early this time. :D
by .m.
Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:55 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: looking for any info on the quality/authenticity of this pot. Thanks a lot!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1061

Re: looking for any info on the quality/authenticity of this pot. Thanks a lot!!

mhegara wrote:
Sun Jan 14, 2024 5:01 am
recently got this teapot.

:lol: Looks like a modern one to me.