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Fri Apr 16, 2021 1:29 pm

mbanu wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:43 am
I think it would also highlight an interesting quirk, which is that British teapots with English on them are often considered a little tacky, possibly because most of these were jokes, political slogans, or advertisements, while Chinese teapots with Chinese on them are often considered artistic because the impression is that these were all poems, even though there were a fair share of political slogans here as well.
Of course one could go even one step further and do it in a blue wedgewood. ;)
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.m. wrote:
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mbanu wrote:
Fri Apr 16, 2021 9:43 am
I think it would also highlight an interesting quirk, which is that British teapots with English on them are often considered a little tacky, possibly because most of these were jokes, political slogans, or advertisements, while Chinese teapots with Chinese on them are often considered artistic because the impression is that these were all poems, even though there were a fair share of political slogans here as well.
Of course one could go even one step further and do it in a blue wedgewood. ;)
British artists are too eager to transgress -- there's one artist whose latest artistic endeavor is taking photographs of himself with various pieces of Wedgwood porcelain inserted in his rear. :lol: Maybe the new hype over unglazed stoneware will give Jasperware a new life. :D There is also black basalt pottery, which is probably the closest to British Yixing, but I don't think anyone makes it anymore.
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Tue Apr 20, 2021 2:54 am

After a little bit less than a month of occasional use...

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Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:18 am

@Andrew S well on the way to shiney glory it seems! This kind of clay seasons pretty fast.
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Tue Apr 20, 2021 3:55 pm

@Bok: yes, I've read about how quickly hong ni can season, but it is lots of fun to see it happening in person. I feel like I'm at risk of acquiring additional hong ni pots in the future, but I'll try to control myself for now.

And I look forward to seeing how your 1958-60 pot develops over time.

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Just received a beautiful early 70s, I was puzzled by the kind of rubbing of the opening showing brown on the clay.
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Can someone please explain how this comes .
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 5:24 am

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Just received a beautiful early 70s, I was puzzled by the kind of rubbing of the opening showing brown on the clay.
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Can someone please explain how this comes .
Has this teapot been cleaned? Could just be tea stains.

Inside looks a bit different in colour, do you have more images? Also inside of the lid and underside of the pot. Could be a Neiziwaihong, Zini coated with Hongni outside. That would more likely make it late 70- early 80s.
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Thanks Bok.
I assume the pot isi clean.
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Seal pic to finsih with;
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:02 am

Are those white dots dust or part of the clay? Underside with seal chop image?i
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Might be the pictures, but it looks a tad to shiny for 70s Hongni, might be wrong though. Possibly Neiwailinjiang, inside outside coated with Hongni on a Zini core.

As what was it sold to you?
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 6:09 am

Bok wrote:
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Might be the pictures, but it looks a tad to shiny for 70s Hongni, might be wrong though. Possibly Neiwailinjiang, inside outside coated with Hongni on a Zini core.

As what was it sold to you?
This is said to be an early 70s from a reliable source.
The white dots are dust spots I just sweeped.
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:38 am

@olivierd nonetheless those brown stains are not quite right if it’s supposed hongni.

How does the pot feel in the hand? Light? Heavy?
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:48 am

Bok wrote:
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olivierd nonetheless those brown stains are not quite right if it’s supposed hongni.

How does the pot feel in the hand? Light? Heavy?
Yes I was a bit surprised by these trace too, and it is said a hongni. They are only on the opening and inside of the lid lip ans a tiny one on the spout end.
I'd say for a 80ml it's heavy.
Would it be possible this is some kind of production/factory "rubbering " ?
Thanks for the replies.
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Wed Apr 21, 2021 7:55 am

@olivierd

Looks more like tea stains to me... but hard to say. I'd try to clean it with distilled vinegar and warm water. Then use a soft cloth.
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