A teapot that I've wanted to get for a long time has finally made its way over to these shores...
Looking forward to playing with it and seeing what it likes once I have more time.
Andrew
Yixing
Nice one! I have always held back due to very increased costs for a relatively young age – pot envy!
Yes, the legends are true - dragon eggs do exist (though I hope that mine never hatches...).
I'll be feeding it some Dong Ding style tea tomorrow and will see what happens.
And @Bok: all I'll say is, yes, I agree... But in this case, pot lust > common sense.
Andrew
Hi, meanwhile i own quite a collection of yixing pots and i am now going for the subtypes of the clays.
So far my collection entails
Lao zini
Taixi zini ( very recommendable if you can get your hands on one)
Di coa Qing zini
Hongni
Jianponi hongni
Huang jiangponi
Benshan Duannni
In the making Kui Huang Duanni
Benshan Lvni ( also in the making)
Zhu Sha
Xiao mei yao Zhuni ( very recommendable)
I want also a dashuitan zini pot, benshan Zhuni, Tie Sha Zhuni, Lao duanni. Is there anyone here who can recommend certain subtypes and what the effect on the tea is?
So far my collection entails
Lao zini
Taixi zini ( very recommendable if you can get your hands on one)
Di coa Qing zini
Hongni
Jianponi hongni
Huang jiangponi
Benshan Duannni
In the making Kui Huang Duanni
Benshan Lvni ( also in the making)
Zhu Sha
Xiao mei yao Zhuni ( very recommendable)
I want also a dashuitan zini pot, benshan Zhuni, Tie Sha Zhuni, Lao duanni. Is there anyone here who can recommend certain subtypes and what the effect on the tea is?
From my experience handling a lot of pots and clays of all sorts and ages (Yixing) I find it very hard to make general statements about how this or that clay behaves. Even among one kind of clay I have often found vastly different kind of outcomes when making tea. I have learned to judge pots on a pot by pot basis as everything else is mostly wishful thinking and self-fulfilling prophecies.
So, it all depends.
Gorgeous. So simple and perfect. Imagining that it has a perfect pour....
Thank you so much for your reply. I must say this is my experience as well.Bok wrote: ↑Tue Jul 15, 2025 11:54 amFrom my experience handling a lot of pots and clays of all sorts and ages (Yixing) I find it very hard to make general statements about how this or that clay behaves. Even among one kind of clay I have often found vastly different kind of outcomes when making tea. I have learned to judge pots on a pot by pot basis as everything else is mostly wishful thinking and self-fulfilling prophecies.
So, it all depends.
of course it also depends on how with the pot is fired. U=i just bought a Xioa Hongni. Celebrated by many. So i am very curious what is does to the tea.
Thought I'd share this fairly recent local auctions gamble. I did not have high hopes for it based on the pictures in the listing, but I have been very happy with what it delivers to the cup.
(White balance on these pictures is not great, sorry about that.)
(White balance on these pictures is not great, sorry about that.)
Nice catch!Balthazar wrote: ↑Fri Feb 06, 2026 2:32 pmThought I'd share this fairly recent local auctions gamble. I did not have high hopes for it based on the pictures in the listing, but I have been very happy with what it delivers to the cup.
(White balance on these pictures is not great, sorry about that.)
I ended up getting another big one from a local auction. In the almost 15 years I've been intermittently (and not very actively) checking that auction site, 2 out of 2 gambles I ended up going for happened in 2026. Not something I would have expected...
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