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Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:27 pm

I snatched up your last 2015 Biyun Hao Lishan Gongcha
and picked up your 2019 Biyun Hao Yiwu :mrgreen:
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Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:37 pm

Wow, your teapots sold like lightning. Very nice. Will you keep an archive on the site?
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Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:50 pm

I agree with Victoria - an archive of sold pots would be quite valuable. Especially considering the care you took with the photography and dating. I for one would much appreciate the resource (and would probably spend even more time on your site than I already do) :oops:
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Sat Aug 08, 2020 1:51 pm

Victoria wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:37 pm
Wow, your teapots sold like lightning. Very nice. Will you keep an archive on the site?
Yes they did! We do plan to keep an archive on the site, maybe just one picture for each pot.
eon-pu wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:50 pm
I agree with Victoria - an archive of sold pots would be quite valuable. Especially considering the care you took with the photography and dating. I for one would much appreciate the resource (and would probably spend even more time on your site than I already do) :oops:
:) yes we do plan to keep a picture of each of the sold pots on the site
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Teas We Like wrote:
Sat Aug 08, 2020 1:51 pm
Victoria wrote:
Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:37 pm
Wow, your teapots sold like lightning. Very nice. Will you keep an archive on the site?
Yes they did! We do plan to keep an archive on the site, maybe just one picture for each pot.
eon-pu wrote:
Fri Aug 07, 2020 9:50 pm
I agree with Victoria - an archive of sold pots would be quite valuable. Especially considering the care you took with the photography and dating. I for one would much appreciate the resource (and would probably spend even more time on your site than I already do) :oops:
:) yes we do plan to keep a picture of each of the sold pots on the site
Yes, I hope you keep as many images as possible in your teaware archive, this can become a valuable teaching reference in the future.
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 3:59 pm

Yixing teapots are great for tea, but modern Yixing clay processing methods involve the use of chemical additives and the reliance on machines such as Raymond mills that can reduce the natural porosity of the clay. These techniques make the production of teapots faster and more economical, allowing to skip labor-intensive manual processes. However, they also alter the finished product. As a consequence, many experienced tea drinkers prefer to use antique teapots, like pre-1977 Factory 1 teapots, and teapots made during the Republic of China period (ROC) or earlier . Unfortunately, antique teapots are very limited in supply and are usually expensive.

Over the past year and a half, we asked ourselves: wouldn’t it be great if we could make available newly made teapots that have been made using clay processed without chemical additives and ground with a traditional stone mill? We were lucky to encounter like-minded collaborators, thanks to whom we have been able to commission Yixing teapots according to these requirements.

We celebrate this result by making available something quite special: a benshan lv ni (本山綠泥) teapot in chrisanthemum shape. Benshan lv ni clay is appreciated for its jade like, yellow-whitish color. This clay is quite rare: the most “accessible” antique exemplar in the market is the 1960s dragon egg produced by Factory 1, and it can cost upwards of $1,500 in East Asia. The chrisanthemum shape was chosen as it was a frequently used shape for benshan lv ni teapots produced during the Qing dynasty. As this shape is technically very challenging to realize, this teapot is made with the assistance of a mould. Only 8 exemplars are available.
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:39 pm

@Teas We Like

Looking forward to some photos!
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:44 pm

OCTO wrote:
Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:39 pm
Teas We Like

Looking forward to some photos!
Here: https://teaswelike.com/product/bsln-chr ... um-yixing/
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:32 pm

Teas We Like wrote:
Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:44 pm
OCTO wrote:
Tue Aug 25, 2020 5:39 pm
Teas We Like

Looking forward to some photos!
Here: https://teaswelike.com/product/bsln-chr ... um-yixing/
Lovely pot. Thanks.
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 6:37 pm

OCTO wrote:
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Lovely pot. Thanks.

Welcome! Happy you like it
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:27 pm

Nice one! Both idea and pot :)
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Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:57 pm

Bok wrote:
Tue Aug 25, 2020 7:27 pm
Nice one! Both idea and pot :)
Thanks!!
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Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:57 pm

Antique Yixing teapots have been listed on the site!
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Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:58 pm

Teas We Like wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:57 pm
Antique Yixing teapots have been listed on the site!
So many attractive pots :o
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DailyTX wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 3:58 pm
Teas We Like wrote:
Wed Aug 26, 2020 2:57 pm
Antique Yixing teapots have been listed on the site!
So many attractive pots :o
:P
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