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Mark-S wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 5:04 amWhat do you think of this pot? It's too small / expensive for me but it's kind of interesting.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/193461339875
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@ChadrinkincatChadrinkincat wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 12:25 pmMark-S wrote: ↑Mon May 18, 2020 5:04 amWhat do you think of this pot? It's too small / expensive for me but it's kind of interesting.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/193461339875
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Nice.
Not much more than a pot collector friend has told me that the seal is more common in the early to mid 60s. Your seal there I believe is even earlier, 58 to early 60s. Quite a nice pot. Was this from ZAG as well? Was it on their site? I don't remember seeing it.TeaTotaling wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 2:40 pmTeachronicles Thanks! Mine does appear to be different, I'll have to do further research to learn more. Have you researched the inscriptions on yours?
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Usually early to mid 60s. In later 60s it's more common to see the 4 character Zhongguo Yixing seal.
This one is a hui meng chen seal. The other one is a nan meng chen seal. The nan meng chen seal is a bit rarer.TeaTotaling wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 2:40 pmTeachronicles Thanks! Mine does appear to be different, I'll have to do further research to learn more. Have you researched the inscriptions on yours?
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Thanks @steanze! Was Hui Meng Chen common in the late 50's, early 60's? From the pictures, the colors of the clay look noticeably different as well. Were both of these coming from the same workshop?steanze wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:03 pmThis one is a hui meng chen seal. The other one is a nan meng chen seal. The nan meng chen seal is a bit rarer.TeaTotaling wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 2:40 pmTeachronicles Thanks! Mine does appear to be different, I'll have to do further research to learn more. Have you researched the inscriptions on yours?
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Yes, hui meng chen was the most common seal in that period. The clay color difference should just be lighting or staining. If not, yours looks right, the other one looks a bit too dark. F1 hongni pots from that period use the same batch of clay, a few are a bit finer ("fen tai"), but pretty similarTeaTotaling wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:29 pm
Thanks steanze! Was Hui Meng Chen common in the late 50's, early 60's? From the pictures, the colors of the clay look noticeably different as well. Were both of these coming from the same workshop?
The bottom of my pot is a bit dirty, so probably staining, and also lighting. By finer do you mean the mesh number/how finely the clay is sieved during processing?steanze wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:38 pmYes, hui meng chen was the most common seal in that period. The clay color difference should just be lighting or staining. If not, yours looks right, the other one looks a bit too dark. F1 hongni pots from that period use the same batch of clay, a few are a bit finer ("fen tai"), but pretty similarTeaTotaling wrote: ↑Wed May 27, 2020 3:29 pm
Thanks steanze! Was Hui Meng Chen common in the late 50's, early 60's? From the pictures, the colors of the clay look noticeably different as well. Were both of these coming from the same workshop?