Hello all! I wonder if I might be able to pick your brains before making a first Yixing purchase. I've been reading a lot of the earlier posts on the forum, and saw that
@Bok recommended Hongni as a fairly flexible clay unlikely to disappoint a first-timer. It seems as though Zisha Art Gallery is generally a well-regarded vendor, if sometimes a bit expensive (as a browse through their collection quickly confirms).
Nonetheless, I found this reasonably priced Hongni Shuiping
http://zishaartgallery.com/product/%e7% ... 5%a3%b6-8/- I think it's likely around 80-90ml judging by the dimensions given for other pots on the site, but I've submitted a request for more info on the site in any case - but wasn't sure why this particular pot seems to be less than half of the price of, say, this pot:
http://zishaartgallery.com/product/6%e6 ... b6-za0103/. Presumably the gulf between the 70's and the 80's is just that huge.
In any case, could someone confirm that this is a reasonable price for the pot and that it would likely be suitable for either Sheng Pu'er or Gaoshan? Would this much cheaper pot, albeit neither F1 nor Hongni, work better?:
https://essenceoftea.com/collections/yi ... gxi-teapot Thanks!
