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Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:36 am

steanze wrote:
Sat Jul 16, 2022 7:31 pm
klepto wrote:
Sat Jul 16, 2022 11:20 am
Picked up an interesting Zhuni pot, not 100% sure of its age.
Do you think its from the 80s, 90s or totally modern?
I'd be great if I knew what it says at the bottom :mrgreen:
It has a bit of lid play and looks handmade from the tool marks inside.
The mica dots look a bit different from the modern zhuni pots I own.



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In my view this is a modern zhuni teapot (post 2000s). The bottom is a poem about the moon, but I can't make out all the characters...
"明月一天凉似水"

Seems to have been used frequently by
陈煌图 and also 孟臣。

This one's supposedly made by a 严祥, if I'm getting the leftmost characters right ("严祥制")
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Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:54 am

Balthazar wrote:
Sun Jul 17, 2022 10:36 am

"明月一天凉似水"

Seems to have been used frequently by
陈煌图 and also 孟臣。

This one's supposedly made by a 严祥, if I'm getting the leftmost characters right ("严祥制")
Thanks!
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Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:43 pm

Thanks for the information, sad to hear that is modern as it was advertised to be from the 80's. Yixing is a minefield, and I digress :oops: :oops: :oops:
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Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:02 pm

klepto wrote:
Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:43 pm
Thanks for the information, sad to hear that is modern as it was advertised to be from the 80's. Yixing is a minefield, and I digress :oops: :oops: :oops:
Don’t take it too hard. Modern zhuni is under appreciated. It’s a great clay with predictable characteristics. It isn’t as variable as lao zhuni, mostly because the firing is more uniform. There’s also much less concern of harmful additives with modern zhuni compared to other modern clays Yixing clays.

It’s a lovely teapot and should perform quite well.
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Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:34 pm

klepto wrote:
Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:43 pm
Thanks for the information, sad to hear that is modern as it was advertised to be from the 80's. Yixing is a minefield, and I digress :oops: :oops: :oops:
Unless the source is respected, never believe any age statement. This clay’s shine looks a bit odd for Zhuni.
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Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:49 pm

klepto wrote:
Sun Jul 17, 2022 12:43 pm
Thanks for the information, sad to hear that is modern as it was advertised to be from the 80's. Yixing is a minefield, and I digress :oops: :oops: :oops:
Don’t worry Klep…. Don’t have to get overly hard up on the age.

Cheers!
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Sun Jul 17, 2022 5:50 pm

@Baisao @Bok

Great observations!
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Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:29 pm

A small contribution to the BPC (Big Pot Clan)..... A date with my 60+ yearold unidentical (not identical) twins... one as pot, one as pitcher... perfect for boiling up some aged puerh from day to night...

Cheers!!
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Sun Jul 24, 2022 2:23 am

OCTO wrote:
Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:29 pm
A small contribution to the BPC (Big Pot Clan)..... A date with my 60+ yearold unidentical (not identical) twins... one as pot, one as pitcher... perfect for boiling up some aged puerh from day to night...

Cheers!!

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I need more muscles to lift this . Very big red and handsome pot !!
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Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:33 am

OCTO wrote:
Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:29 pm
A small contribution to the BPC (Big Pot Clan)..... A date with my 60+ yearold unidentical (not identical) twins... one as pot, one as pitcher... perfect for boiling up some aged puerh from day to night...

Cheers!!

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My understanding is that these larger teapots were exported north and were used for hongcha. What kind of teas do you make in yours, @OCTO?
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Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:39 am

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My understanding is that these larger teapots were exported north and were used for hongcha. What kind of teas do you make in yours, OCTO?
I brew and slow boil Aged PuErh, Aged LiuAn and Aged LiuBao. Sometimes a combo of my quirky blends.... hahahaha..... Their heat retention is pretty amazing. Hence a good candidate to bring out the aged flavours in these old teas. Coincidentally, I seasoned and prepared the pot with HongCha for about a week before moving over to the other teas.

Cheers!!
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Sun Jul 24, 2022 10:40 am

OCTO wrote:
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I brew and slow boil Aged PuErh, Aged LiuAn and Aged LiuBao. Sometimes a combo of my quirky blends.... hahahaha..... Their heat retention is pretty amazing. Hence a good candidate to bring out the aged flavours in these old teas. Coincidentally, I seasoned and prepared the pot with HongCha for about a week before moving over to the other teas.

Cheers!!
Very nice! I have also been enjoying using larger pots more and more for aged tea. They bring out more depth of flavor. This is a twin of your pots :)
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Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:21 am

Those GIANT pots are beautiful!
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Sun Jul 24, 2022 11:40 am

OCTO wrote:
Sat Jul 23, 2022 8:29 pm
A small contribution to the BPC (Big Pot Clan)..... A date with my 60+ yearold unidentical (not identical) twins... one as pot, one as pitcher... perfect for boiling up some aged puerh from day to night...

Cheers!!

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Lovely twins😍, do you put one of them over fire? Can you share more detail on the process of boiling tea, the OCTO style haha.
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Sun Jul 24, 2022 1:44 pm

OCTO wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:39 am
Baisao wrote:
Sun Jul 24, 2022 3:33 am
My understanding is that these larger teapots were exported north and were used for hongcha. What kind of teas do you make in yours, OCTO?
I brew and slow boil Aged PuErh, Aged LiuAn and Aged LiuBao. Sometimes a combo of my quirky blends.... hahahaha..... Their heat retention is pretty amazing. Hence a good candidate to bring out the aged flavours in these old teas. Coincidentally, I seasoned and prepared the pot with HongCha for about a week before moving over to the other teas.

Cheers!!
I’m only a little jealous! 😉
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