Accidentally somehow stumbled onto a teapot.
It's shuiping, zhuni. About 100ml. Has the characteristic shrinkage lines.
It's ugly. It's definitely fully handmade. How do I know that? Because it's lopsided and has ugly tool marks on the outside. No mold touched this baby. That would be insulting to mold makers.
Maybe a top level master made this while they were a 4 year old kid. I'm not sure, but unlikely.
The font of the bottom stamp looks more modern than old.
It's definitely not fired twice. Lets just say the lid will fit a lot of pots.
Oh yeah, there's also a crack inside.
I've cleaned the pot with sodium percarbonate. I'm sold on it's oxidizing power.
It leaks when I pour. Feels like half the tea comes out from the lid.
multiple photos can be found here
I don't know, price of shipping + $30?
FS: Yixing teapot only its mother could love
So the crack inside body leaks, or the pot leaks from lid when pouring? Also is cost of teapot $30 + shipping?
That’s one entertaining sales pitch I like it!
Just one thing: definitely not hand made, outside tool marks have very little to do with hand making, actually the clues for that would be inside.
But it doesn’t really matter, for that price(basically a free pot), it shouldn’t be handmade. I’m sure it’ll go quickly.