Duanni clay - underrated clay?

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tingjunkie
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Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:22 am

I've had green oolongs made in this very teapot. Can confirm vintage duanni is pretty fantastic and does not have to be very muting.

http://theteagallery.blogspot.com/2011/ ... yalty.html
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Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:59 pm

tingjunkie wrote:
Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:22 am
I've had green oolongs made in this very teapot. Can confirm vintage duanni is pretty fantastic and does not have to be very muting.

http://theteagallery.blogspot.com/2011/ ... yalty.html
Wow, Beautiful puffy pot(s). Was the body of the duanni teapot you used also fairly thin?
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Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:13 pm

tingjunkie wrote:
Mon Jan 21, 2019 3:22 am
I've had green oolongs made in this very teapot. Can confirm vintage duanni is pretty fantastic and does not have to be very muting.

http://theteagallery.blogspot.com/2011/ ... yalty.html
Pretty pots! I imagine you had side by side comparison with a gaiwan? Interesting :)
I have encountered old duanni that wasn't very muting, but it looked a bit different from that one... I would expect that one to be muting, but who knows. It looks heavily used, so it might have to do with that. It would be interesting to have a blind comparison, placebo effect is powerful. If they served me tea in a Shi Dabin I am sure I'd think it's amazing regardless of how it comes out :D
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Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:33 am

Victoria wrote:
Mon Jan 21, 2019 8:59 pm
Wow, Beautiful puffy pot(s). Was the body of the duanni teapot you used also fairly thin?
Yes, thin and amazing craftsmanship.
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Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:35 am

steanze wrote:
Mon Jan 21, 2019 9:13 pm
Pretty pots! I imagine you had side by side comparison with a gaiwan? Interesting :)
I have encountered old duanni that wasn't very muting, but it looked a bit different from that one... I would expect that one to be muting, but who knows. It looks heavily used, so it might have to do with that. It would be interesting to have a blind comparison, placebo effect is powerful. If they served me tea in a Shi Dabin I am sure I'd think it's amazing regardless of how it comes out :D
No side by side, and the session was many years ago, but I just remember being shocked at how the pot handled a green TGY. It left a whole lot in the upper notes and aromas.
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Wed Jan 23, 2019 9:17 am

tingjunkie wrote:
Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:35 am

No side by side, and the session was many years ago, but I just remember being shocked at how the pot handled a green TGY. It left a whole lot in the upper notes and aromas.
Great!
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Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:15 pm

tingjunkie wrote:
Wed Jan 23, 2019 1:33 am

Yes, thin and amazing craftsmanship.
Better be amazing! These pots probably cost an arm and a leg at least!
I do have a dislike for standard shuiping shapes, but the ones from ROC and earlier are beautiful!
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