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Full- or half handmade pot doesn’t make any difference in taste, all things like clay being equal. Some might look better, but not necessarily. Which means fully handmade is just for schmucks like me :oops: :lol: But anyways, I still hope that fully handmade pots in general do handle better and use...

@DailyTx Thanks for the recommendation of the buy&sell corner. I will have a sniff around. However, I had a weak moment yesterday and purchased a She Rongfei pot (65ml Zhuni “fully” handmade) for $285 plus $15 shipping. Perhaps I write a review once the pot has arrived and I had some time to use it ...

Hi I’m teabug and have been living up to that nick for the last 6 years. All started with a visit to Japan in 2015 where I developed a Sencha and Kabusecha obsession. Followed by a nearly total transition into chinese teas in 2018 after a visit to mainland China, where I purchased some tea at a Shan...

Thanks Bok and Youzi for your help. Perhaps it is better I start with a somewhat cheaper pot from Yannartgallery, before going overboard with the 500$+ pieces. She Rongfei seems a good starting point. Although I am not 100% convinced yet of the fully handmade label. But I am not too hung up on the f...

The prices seem to add up. If you look at the prices for the artist on the site "She Rongfei" it's also in the same price range. I think most or all of his teapots are fully hand made. I have the 90ml pear zhuni teapot. His style / finishing seems more crude than other potters, which I think is a n...

teabug don’t underestimate the skills of a professional potter. Any half-decent potter is able to replicate identical designs… with a mould it would be even easier. I’m still a bit sceptical. The three piece combo features a 20 year old authentic Zhini pot fully handmade and then to be sold to the ...

I hope the link works. https://yannartgallery.com/collections/zini/products/简壶-jian-hu?variant=36178865160350 Unfortunately there are no pics of the inside and no information of the type of filter (one hole, 7 hole or ball filter) or pouring time, which to be fair lacks consistently with all offerin...

Hello Has someone purchased from that vendor (yannartgallery, yannzishagallery)? Some offerings seem dodgy. For instance, there is a three pot set offered for $745. All pots are of exactly the same shape. Difference beeing the size. The Zini pot comes in at 85ml, DiCaoQuing mixed with duanni at 80ml...