Got these on an ebay auction pretty much for the price of shipping, after getting some duds a few times.
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- Size of pot in ml or oz: ~200ml
- Clay type (zhu ni, hong ni, zi ni, duan ni, ...): Don't know, the vermilion color is throwing me off, hongni maybe? Would appreciate if someone could tell me.
- Firing temperature: Low/Med/High fired?Haven't handled enough teapots to tell, really.
- If the pot is thin-walled, medium, or thick-walled.
- How long is the pour?: 12 seconds.
- What year/decade the pot was made?:Pretty sure it is modern.
- If known, the craftsman or factory:Don't know
- What type of tea you make with it?:Tried brewing some young sheng, liked it, though the small leaves got constantly stuck.
- What is the effect of the pot on tea? Why do you like to brew a certain tea in it, and what does it do for that tea?:The aroma of the leaves in the pot is very nice. The tea lost a lot of the bitterness and some of the smoke.
After one tea session, the teapot already began to shine a bit! Very pleased.
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- Size of pot in ml or oz: ~500ml
- Clay type (zhu ni, hong ni, zi ni, duan ni, ...): Zini
- Firing temperature: Low/Med/High fired?:Most likely low - mid fired.
- If the pot is thin-walled, medium, or thick-walled.The walls are fairly thick.
- How long is the pour?: 9.5 seconds.
- What year/decade the pot was made?: From what I've seen on the internet, these were made en masse as souvenirs before the whole yixing craze began kicking in, if I had to guess, it is at least 20 years old. I could be wrong, of course.
- If known, the craftsman or factory:Don't know, but I like the mark on the lid. Looks much nicer than the ones mostly used nowadays, in my opinion.
- What type of tea you make with it?:I'm not sure If this was even meant to be used to brew tea!, it's so big!
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Probably will try to use it for some western shou puerh drinking, see If it works.
Funny thing is, I found a small wad of paper stuck in the bottom of the spout, near the filter. Thought I would never be able to get it out! Wonder how it got there?
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EDIT:Found exactly the same teapot on a pre-1982 F1 catalogue posted by kyarazen at teachat. Also, the teapot works great with shou puerh - the brew becomes much smoother and pretty much any fermentation flavor is gone. It's almost as if I'm drinking milk chocolate
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