Yixing

[Chadrinkincat]

Mark-S

F1 stickers are normally a light tangerine to darker orange color but never red. The thickness of lines along with size and placement of R are wrong on your sticker too.

Thanks for the clarification. Fortunately, the yellowish sticker (from a steam cooking pot) is most likely genuine. I will use it as a reference for further purchases.

Btw.: I found your Instagram profile coincidentally on Google. Very nice teapots you got there! Especially the early 80's jade orchid six sided teapot. I found this one on eBay, but unfortunately, I was outbid. (If you ever want to sell or swap this... )

I’ve kept my stickers for reference too.

Thanks! That jade orchid pot is one of my favorite non shui ping pots even though I rarely use it. It’s even more beautiful in person so don’t pass on one if you come across another for a good price.

[Mark-S]

Have you seen this style before? I have got a teapot with this style and the clay looks like green label to me, but I also found some blog posts mentioning that this style is from 1990 or newer. The eBay seller from the black teapot claims that it was made around 1900. The craftsmanship of my teapot looks good, but not perfect. It has a single hole filter and the size is less than 300ml.

[Bok]

I have got a teapot with this style and the clay looks like green label to me

What does green label clay look like? Usually clay colour is the least reliable factor in identifying a teapot.

Anyways, this teapot looks like it will make terrible tea and is difficult to handle... most of these fixed over-head handles are not practical for tea making, kettle yes, tea no.

[Mark-S]

What does green label clay look like? Usually clay colour is the least reliable factor in identifying a teapot.

Anyways, this teapot looks like it will make terrible tea and is difficult to handle... most of these fixed over-head handles are not practical for tea making, kettle yes, tea no.

The texture is similar and it feels similar too My modern (Zini) teapots look different.

I do not find it that hard to handle (I use two hands for it). Maybe it will make terrible tea, but I will definitely try it since the teapot looks beautiful in my opinion.

[Bok]

Have you seen this style before? I have got a teapot with this style and the clay looks like green label to me, but I also found some blog posts mentioning that this style is from 1990 or newer.

Have a look here: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/mp/appmsg/show ... lang=zh_CN

Seems like it is white label or later, as any design was likely copied, once it had been published.

[Mark-S]

Oh, I know the Image from teachat, but I did not see the teapot in it. Thanks a lot! My teapot looks different though, and it came together with 6 cups & coasters and a pitcher.

Not as nice as this 150,000 USD teapot but still nice.

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/cont ... sc_lang=en

[Bok]

Oh, I know the Image from teachat, but I did not see the teapot in it. Thanks a lot! My teapot looks different though, and it came together with 6 cups & coasters and a pitcher.

Not as nice as this 150,000 USD teapot but still nice.

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/cont ... sc_lang=en

but less painful for the wallet!

Different how? Maybe it is the angle? Or maybe yours is the copy of the copy?

[Mark-S]

but less painful for the wallet!

Different how? Maybe it is the angle? Or maybe yours is the copy of the copy?

Yeah, that's for sure

My teapot looks less straight and the handle is not that round. I like my teapot's shape a little better except for the handle. I took the photos with my smartphone, so the colors are not good (they are brighter than they are in real). What I find odd is that the clay somehow seems coated. It looks more reddish and lighter along the rim/lid and on the inside. Hard to describe as a non-native speaker. I could take better pictures soon, if it is too hard to see it.

[Bok]

@Mark-S that colour issue is weird indeed, especially brown outside red inside, if anything the opposite is something that has been done as in a Neiziwaihong. Odd indeed. Haha

[Chadrinkincat]

Mark-S that colour issue is weird indeed, especially brown outside red inside, if anything the opposite is something that has been done as in a Neiziwaihong. Odd indeed. Haha

Doesn't seem brown from these pictures. Looks red outside w/ lighter reddish qsn inside.

[Mark-S]

Doesn't seem brown from these pictures. Looks red outside w/ lighter reddish qsn inside.

I cannot say if it is red or brown. Looks like a reddish brown to me. I will show you a comparison picture (with some pots you have in your collection) on Thursday.

[Teachronicles]

Hey teaforum community, wondering what everyone thinks of this pot i just got. It didn't cost much so please share what you think freely. Wondering if it's a legit old pot (LQER) or a later replica.

[OCTO]

Oh, I know the Image from teachat, but I did not see the teapot in it. Thanks a lot! My teapot looks different though, and it came together with 6 cups & coasters and a pitcher.

Not as nice as this 150,000 USD teapot but still nice.

https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/cont ... sc_lang=en

Come visit Penang. I will bring you to hold one authentic one in your hands and study the clay and workmanship first hand.

[Bok]

Hey teaforum community, wondering what everyone thinks of this pot i just got. It didn't cost much so please share what you think freely. Wondering if it's a legit old pot (LQER) or a later replica.

Usually, if it didn’t cost much, that is the first warning sign. This one I am pretty confident to be fake.

[Teachronicles]

Hey teaforum community, wondering what everyone thinks of this pot i just got. It didn't cost much so please share what you think freely. Wondering if it's a legit old pot (LQER) or a later replica.

Usually, if it didn’t cost much, that is the first warning sign. This one I am pretty confident to be fake.

Thank you bok, i was skeptical when it arrived, i couldn't place why. I've been asking around to see what people think.