Re: Yixing
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 6:17 am
I can't help with verification, but what a beautiful pot!
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Re: Yixing
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:10 am
@Admar do you have more images of the inside lid? And the inside body where the handle is?
Re: Yixing
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 7:30 am
Re: Yixing
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:20 am
@Admar the style of this pot wants to be mid Qing, but somehow it feels a bit off... the lid has some unusual features. Not sure about this one. I could be wrong though.
Is the lid darker than the body or is that a false impression of the photos?
Is the lid darker than the body or is that a false impression of the photos?
Re: Yixing
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 8:47 am
Yes, lid is tad darker. It gets wierder... the spout is blocked by some clay. They didn't clean it up before fireing. A full pour took 33 seconds. A bit of carefull drilling got it down to 23 seconds.
Re: Yixing
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:09 am
Clay in the spout is quite common with this kind of peasant low quality pots. Darker lid plus the overall look of the lid, raises some questions... it also seems to be a tiny bit too large.
Re: Yixing
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2020 9:20 am
Maybe lids got changed over time somewhere. The volume of the pot filled to the brim is 140ml. And for the spout.. at least it is usable now. The way it was dribbeling was not pleasant
Re: Yixing
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:10 pm
Do you guys season your new Yixing teapots prior to first use and if so, how?
Re: Yixing
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:30 pm
It's unnecessary.OhThatNinja wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:10 pmDo you guys season your new Yixing teapots prior to first use and if so, how?
Re: Yixing
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 9:02 pm
Second that.Mark-S wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:30 pmIt's unnecessary.OhThatNinja wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 3:10 pmDo you guys season your new Yixing teapots prior to first use and if so, how?
Re: Yixing
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:24 pm
Good to hear.
I've never done that but I've seen people mention it, hence my question.
Re: Yixing
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:40 pm
Ya people mention a whole lot of things, but better not to listen to them...OhThatNinja wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:24 pmGood to hear.
I've never done that but I've seen people mention it, hence my question.
Just recently had to avert my eyes in disbelief when reading someone comment on one of the larger FB tea-groups saying: Duanni is cheaper as it is only lower strata clay...
The level of mis- and dis-information takes dimensions that even trying to comment there would turn me into some kind of Sisyphus.Re: Yixing
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:15 am
I think we've read the same post.... I rolled my eyes when I saw it... I really don't know where does all these misinformation coming from.Bok wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:40 pmYa people mention a whole lot of things, but better not to listen to them...OhThatNinja wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:24 pmGood to hear.
I've never done that but I've seen people mention it, hence my question.
Just recently had to avert my eyes in disbelief when reading someone comment on one of the larger FB tea-groups saying: Duanni is cheaper as it is only lower strata clay...
The available yixing materials I think, is much better now than it was in the past. But really I haven't came across such a statements anywhere... So where do people get all these nonsense then?
Re: Yixing
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:31 am
Right??? Eye-watering bullshit.Youzi wrote: ↑Mon Aug 03, 2020 3:15 amI think we've read the same post.... I rolled my eyes when I saw it... I really don't know where does all these misinformation coming from.Bok wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:40 pmYa people mention a whole lot of things, but better not to listen to them...OhThatNinja wrote: ↑Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:24 pmGood to hear.
I've never done that but I've seen people mention it, hence my question.
Just recently had to avert my eyes in disbelief when reading someone comment on one of the larger FB tea-groups saying: Duanni is cheaper as it is only lower strata clay...
The available yixing materials I think, is much better now than it was in the past. But really I haven't came across such a statements anywhere... So where do people get all these nonsense then?
That whole group is full of stuff like this and they have so many members... I blame those half-informed tea-influencers for it.