Am told that many teapots are now made in this way, and then processed in-house to remove machine traces and add manual traces
Good video! Machine made pots typically have thicker walls. Earlier machine pots could only make round inner wall, so people were selecting pots with corners to dodge machine pots. I think in the last couple years, machine can make pots with edges now.
Re: Yixing
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 7:10 pm
by DailyTX
What do you all think about this pot? Black Pillar (黑柱) from the early 80s or replica? It looks a bit too sandy, the color is super dark brown
What do you all think about this pot? Black Pillar (黑柱) from the early 80s or replica? It looks a bit too sandy, the color is super dark brown
Imo replica, the clay does not look right to me...
Re: Yixing
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 10:42 am
by DailyTX
@Bok What did you do with your pot? It may work well as a water dropper for ink calligraphy writing haha.
@steanze The clay is certainly a mystery. The clay is too sandy comparing to all of my 80s pots. The color is too dark in comparison to dark zini and not black enough for heini from the late 80s to early 90s.
Re: Yixing
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:55 pm
by Bok
@DailyTX I sold it... that design is clearly not made with tea brewing in mind, water dripper is a good explanation and better use for it. The clay on mine was not as sandy as yours, smoother like the other 80s Zini I had to compare with. Well, I do not know much – or care, about pots of this period, a friend who knows more authenticated it for me at the time.
Re: Yixing
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2023 11:07 am
by haxxor
Hi guys! Just bought this teapot and was wondering if anyone knows what type of clay was used...
haxxor
The underside of the lid rim looks dark purple. Is there a color difference from inside and outside? +1 on modern made.
Nope no difference as far as i can tell...
Yea the red has a slight purple tint, almost madder brown in color... most probably a dark hongni
Thank you!
Nope no difference as far as i can tell...
Yea the red has a slight purple tint, almost madder brown in color... most probably a dark hongni
Thank you!
Looks like it has some Zini or otherwise darker stuff blended in, might be the lighting though. Can't be sure...
Nope no difference as far as i can tell...
Yea the red has a slight purple tint, almost madder brown in color... most probably a dark hongni
Thank you!
Looks like it has some Zini or otherwise darker stuff blended in, might be the lighting though. Can't be sure...
Just bought this teapot and was wondering if anyone knows what type of clay was used...
