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Yesterday, had Xiaguan TeJi tuo from 2004 that went through HK wet storage. did 5g/100ml. Smoke was still present and similar in notes to Islay Port Charlotte whisky I was sipping night before - minus alcohol:). Then some slightly fruity and mineral tones in later steeps. Not bad at all. and kept go...

Just got this lovely mini shudei kyusu. Ball filter inside.do not know anything about it and author or age. Anyone can help with the stamp?
Thanks

After experimenting with shuiping i am fine with pour. When filled with tea it takes about 8-12 s to get empty. Fine for me

Second to that. Great service and open and friendly communication

I have that shuiping too, in 90ml version. So far performs well. I use it for yancha. I have very little comparison but compared to porcelain gaiwan it produces tea that is less harsh. Also the clay soaked with tea smells very nice.

does not look painted to me. I can not judge about additives, but not painted.

I have also this shuiping, arrived yesteday. I have 90ml. Only thing i do not liken is that spout is a bit too tight so pour is not fastest. Great service from john always.

lopin what matters is the thickness of the walls, even the spout is medium thick in my book. 150 is way to big for Yancha, unless you are a big spender haha! Also with the thickness in mind, even less suitable. Don’t know about the pour speed, but anything slower than 6 seconds is not ideal for Yan...

No idea how to judge lead risk of glaze without a chemical test....I have plenty of cups with crackles and other interruptions to their glaze, but they're all from potters I trust to not use any leaded glaze. https://live.staticflickr.com/4630/39681572455_8d4fe2582c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.co...

The new kyusu looks like stoneware, the other two darker brown ones look like Banko. Interesting collection. Yes other two are bankos, i just recognised that bigger one received chip on the spout since i post it last time. They are all same style with smalest one and middle one having knobs rotatin...

New brother to my swirling knob crew. This time strangely fired, decorated with painting. Not sure what clay or kiln is that. Happy for any guidance. Also it came with set of cups. I have similar ones with similar low quality/ crackled, holed glaze and i am bit afraid to use them for lead concern. A...

@Bok thnak you Bok. I was still hoping to find the author. it is nice to connect a pot with a face. But can't read the chop.

lopin some sort of hongni clay I guess. But it looks rather thick or medium walled, so probably suitable for aged, more roasted teas. Doesn’t look like pure hongni to me, blended with something. Too shiny as well and the tone doesn’t seem right for Zhuni. So all in all something modern with a hongn...

Hi,

can you Id this author and any comments on the clay type? It has around 150ml. Thank you