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Youzi thanks for chiming in. Makes sense. Still doesn’t feel like the whole picture to me. In regards to old pots the dark grey, be they lighter green grey or dark blue grey, both happen mostly on heart sutra Julunzhu, so a very specific design, which for me would exclude the explanation of coverin...

Another thing on my mind recently is what I used to distinguish as “Wuni” and “Whuhuini” in the past. These two differently used terms had been given to me by more experienced collectors and Yixing experts. Whuhuini explained as ash covered reduction firing, Wuni as a considerably less defined “als...

So when you only add water into the pot, then empty it, that tooks 20s or is it 20s when it has tea inside? What size is the pot? Keep your finger on the lid, not the lid knob when you do this test with cold water, without tea. And don't go to 90' straight away, but just gradually increase the degr...

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Fri Jul 16, 2021 9:38 am

I forgot to ask... what is this dark circle at the bottom? Is it from firing?

If you mean the thing at the bottom of the pot. Then I think it's just "sand off" from too much use on a hard surface.
It's really prominent on CZ pots where the owner practices the vibration technique.

so, don‘t get me wrong. Generally speaking the pot is OK with decent clay. But for my fingers (on the larger side) the knob is a bit too small and sits somewhat shallow on the lid. Also, I like fast pouring pots. If one does adjust brewing times accordingly, the slow pour is manageable. Not an idea...

It might sound very naive, but is it not more likely that fully handmade pots get to use (at least slightly) better clay than the cheaper mould formed a.k.a. half handmade pots? I am vey curious as to how the pot I bought from Yannartgallery yesterday fares up against my mudandleaves pots. If there...

Andrew S & Bok Do you feel the ROC and F1 duanni have smaller particles in comparison to modern duanni? I have been curious if this is due to mesh size or different origin of clay. Particle size depends on the mesh size or, if it wasn't sifted then grinding size. In ancient times they used stone mi...

Very interesting; different firing conditions, different clay sources, or something else? Probably hard to tell so long afterwards, I guess. I want to learn more about duanni, especially since it didn't seem to get the attention that it deserves during Factory 1 times, and since 'modern duanni' som...

The Second one is what looks like a handmade zini julunzhu, I don't know the era but it seems old and is quite worn, with a silverplated lid whose silver already worn down however. The Seal seems to be a phoenix but i have no clue what it indicates. The lid seems to have weird salty or ammonia smel...

Glad you enjoy it. The other side: ./download/file.php?id=9625 Was the two sides carved by a different person or with different tools? The painting seems less refined than the calligraphy, but it's difficult to judge, because I can't see the carving details on the painting properly. Btw, love to ov...

Looks very nice! Would be great if you could show a photo of the other side. Glad you enjoy it. The other side: ./download/file.php?id=9625 Was the two sides carved by a different person or with different tools? The painting seems less refined than the calligraphy, but it's difficult to judge, beca...

P.S. ZAG has one on offer just now, which looks like it’s from the same workshop/batch. 2K and it’s yours hearsay has it… Below mine with recent patina development ./download/file.php?id=9619 That pot looks "delicious", like dark chocolate. Makes you wanna eat it. :D The "best" way to judge zini, t...

The clay is superb, it reminds me of modern Dicaoqing, although the name of this clay did not exist yet when this pot was made. Deep purple brown, fired very high. ./download/file.php?id=9618 ./download/file.php?id=9617 ./download/file.php?id=9616 ./download/file.php?id=9615 Not disagreeing, but mo...

Chris and Chadrinkincat: which period of zini is that, if I may ask? (and apologies if I missed it earlier) My 80s green label pot makes lovely old liu bao for me, even if it isn't particularly fine craftsmanship, and even if it's likely adulterated with a few extra compounds than 70s clay. I think...

And I thought Europe was hot these days. :D I feel like both sides are correct in their nature. I'll just add this famous calligraphed shipiao for reference. Shipiao-s were commonly used for calligraphy proposes, similarly to what Bok mentioned due to their flat "paper like" nature. The rubbing is a...