Yinchen Studio

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gao juntao_yc
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Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:39 pm

Yinchen studio was found by gao jian qiang in 2000. we insist on use nature yixing purple clay from huanglong mountain to make traditional yixing teapot.
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OCTO
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Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:02 pm

Welcome!
gao juntao_yc
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Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:02 pm

OCTO wrote:
Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:02 pm
Welcome!
Thank you !
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hopeofdawn
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Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:41 am

I've been admiring your studio's pots on Instagram for a while now--definitely looking forward to your contributions in the forum!
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Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:17 am

OCTO wrote:
Mon Jun 08, 2020 9:02 pm
Welcome!
thank you so much !
gao juntao_yc
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Tue Jun 09, 2020 7:21 am

hopeofdawn wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 5:41 am
I've been admiring your studio's pots on Instagram for a while now--definitely looking forward to your contributions in the forum!
lol,thanks for following us ! I'm glad to share my experience about yixing teapots!
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Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:57 pm

Welcome to this forum! I am a bit old school so I don’t use Instagram, but I browse through your online shop from time to time. I was planning to get a pot yet I worry about shipping delay/complication to U.S., do you have any estimate on time for shipping to U.S.? Thanks :)
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Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pm

DailyTX wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:57 pm
Welcome to this forum! I am a bit old school so I don’t use Instagram, but I browse through your online shop from time to time. I was planning to get a pot yet I worry about shipping delay/complication to U.S., do you have any estimate on time for shipping to U.S.? Thanks :)
we provide free DHL shipping to U.S. , and according to other orders, it cost about 1 to 3 weeks to U.S.
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Tue Jun 09, 2020 11:38 pm

gao juntao_yc wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 6:48 pm
DailyTX wrote:
Tue Jun 09, 2020 1:57 pm
Welcome to this forum! I am a bit old school so I don’t use Instagram, but I browse through your online shop from time to time. I was planning to get a pot yet I worry about shipping delay/complication to U.S., do you have any estimate on time for shipping to U.S.? Thanks :)
we provide free DHL shipping to U.S. , and according to other orders, it cost about 1 to 3 weeks to U.S.
That’s good news!
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Wed Jun 10, 2020 8:42 pm

Hi, I've been following your and the studio's Instagram with a lot of interest and I like your work.
I do have a few questions, if I can ask. I hope I'm not too inquisitive. ;)

1- Do you process all the clay from raw ore in the studio, or are you using third parties to source some of the clay already processed, or have some stash of old processed clay? And in case which clay do you process yourself? The heart of this question is: how much control do you (the studio) have over the processing of the clay?

2- Does any of the clay contain Barium Carbonate or any other additives, as to improve firing properties or color, for example.
From what I understand, adding Barium Carbonate was a common practice from the 80s until quite recently, and a majority of pots from that period contains it.

3- On older pots, from Factory 1 and earlier, when they are new/unused the surface tends to be matte, and only gains some glossiness through usage (except maybe of zhuni or some hongni). On the other hand, a lot of new pots, including some from your studio, appear to be relatively shiny from the beginning. Why is that? What is the difference? Have they been buffed, or is it the clay processing, or the firing, or the way the pot have been burnished during its forming?
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Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:08 pm

seems like yinchen studio is selling on Aliexpress under the name “Yixing ABC store”. Another explanation would be they sell mass market generic pots.

Aliexpress:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100500 ... 47222748.4

Yinchen:
https://yinchenstudio.com/collections/ ... eapot-80ml
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Sun Dec 12, 2021 6:27 pm

teabug wrote:
Sun Dec 12, 2021 1:08 pm
seems like yinchen studio is selling on Aliexpress under the name “Yixing ABC store”. Another explanation would be they sell mass market generic pots.

Aliexpress:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100500 ... 47222748.4

Yinchen:
https://yinchenstudio.com/collections/ ... eapot-80ml
Or someone selling their pots, or pots with their pictures, or they just look similar…
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 1:47 am

Bok wrote:
Sun Dec 12, 2021 6:27 pm
… or they just look similar…
right :mrgreen:

sometimes things simply do look similar. After all, we are just talking clay tea pots… 8-)
like these two:
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100500 ... 2329%22%7D

https://yinchenstudio.com/collections/ ... eapot-85ml
“… This Hexagonal Si Ting was made by a potter from Yixing YinchenStudio. This teapot use 40 years old zhuni from huanglong mountain.…”
Yinchen Studios “potter” seems to have a side hustle going on… ;)
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Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:32 am

It also possible that the Ali store simply just sells pots from various place.

The price seem to match. Yinchen seem to be working with many side channels / distributors.
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Fri Dec 17, 2021 2:47 pm

Youzi wrote:
Mon Dec 13, 2021 2:32 am
Yinchen seem to be working with many side channels / distributors.
I find it more likely that they sell generic and mass produced pots that other vendors sell as well. Or why do they not sell under their own label/name on aliexpress? Yinchen seem to be just another bullshitter in the chinese tea business. Just like Yann „Art gallery“.
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