Small Yixing Zhuni or Hongni

[Ooolong]

Hi,
I am looking for small (50-65ml) Zhuni or Hongni pot. Difficult to find online from reputable vendors. Open to half and fully handmade, new and second hand as long as the price is not more than 300 eur.

[Bok]

That size is very difficult to find in contemporary Yixing... Pretty much standard, normal size in antique pots, but nowadays it is not a big market demand.
So of course antique is out with the limit of 300$.

Maybe something vintage from green label period, but then that Hongni is crap and there is no Zhuni.

Not what you are looking for, but Chaozhou/Shantou ware is still made in small sizes and the clay behaves in many instances very similar (it depends of course).

[Ooolong]

Indeed Chaozhou pots are much easier to find in smaller sizes. I already have 3 and like them very much (my smallest one is as small as 45ml). I also have 2 smaller zini pots but weren’t able to find a zhuni.

[Andrew S]

Is 70mL too big?

https://essenceoftea.com/products/70ml- ... -shui-ping

(I have no experience with their teapots, so you'd have to see if someone else around here has any useful opinions about them)

Andrew

[Ooolong]

Hi Andrew, good catch! It’s a nice looking pot. I have actually been in contact with them regarding this exact pot but its actual volume is 74.3 ml which is 10 ml above my sweetspot upper limit. Thank you anyway!

[Bok]

Hi Andrew, good catch! It’s a nice looking pot. I have actually been in contact with them regarding this exact pot but its actual volume is 74.3 ml which is 10 ml above my sweetspot upper limit. Thank you anyway!

Can always underfill.

That said, 60ml is my sweet spot as well. Sometimes even smaller for some teas. Shantou/Chaozhou I have found to be much more varied than what is commonly said on Western forums. I've got dozens of them in varying ages and pedigrees, quite a few are nothing alike.