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Sun Oct 04, 2020 3:14 pm

faj wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:04 pm


Pushing my luck a bit, do you have some hints as to what you are thinking about?
:D we are working on a somewhat smaller hongni, and a rarer clay
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Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:38 pm

@faj

It’s time to place a deposit.... hahahahaha....
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Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:17 pm

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faj

It’s time to place a deposit.... hahahahaha....
To be honest, I was hoping someone else more knowledgeable about Yixing teapots than I am would take the plunge first and help me make up my mind. You know, maybe an established member with enough experience and a sizeable collection that would be able to provide useful advice. :mrgreen:
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Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:28 pm

faj wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:17 pm
OCTO wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 5:38 pm
faj

It’s time to place a deposit.... hahahahaha....
To be honest, I was hoping someone else more knowledgeable about Yixing teapots than I am would take the plunge first and help me make up my mind. You know, maybe an established member with enough experience and a sizeable collection that would be able to provide useful advice. :mrgreen:
@faj

Many before you have walked the path and taken the plunge. You shall not walk alone!! Hahahahahaha..... 😁😁😁
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Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:56 pm

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Many before you have walked the path and taken the plunge. You shall not walk alone!! Hahahahahaha..... 😁😁😁
It is not the walking part I worry about. It is the plunging part. Then the drowning part you carefully fail to mention. :lol:

This being said, on a more serious note, I am curious to see other people's opinion on these pots. I am having good clean fun with my (not huge, but growing, I must somewhat shamefully admit) collection of Japanese teapots, so I feel no immediate urge to start adding Yixing pots, and I do not drink a lot of the teas usually associated with Yixing teaware. For now, I am an interested party watching from the sidelines... but probably closer to the play than I should.
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Mon Oct 05, 2020 7:39 pm

faj wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:56 pm
OCTO wrote:
Mon Oct 05, 2020 6:28 pm
Many before you have walked the path and taken the plunge. You shall not walk alone!! Hahahahahaha..... 😁😁😁
It is not the walking part I worry about. It is the plunging part. Then the drowning part you carefully fail to mention. :lol:

This being said, on a more serious note, I am curious to see other people's opinion on these pots. I am having good clean fun with my (not huge, but growing, I must somewhat shamefully admit) collection of Japanese teapots, so I feel no immediate urge to start adding Yixing pots, and I do not drink a lot of the teas usually associated with Yixing teaware. For now, I am an interested party watching from the sidelines... but probably closer to the play than I should.
@faj

Drown?? Neh... there's always a life buoy somewhere within reach. Maybe @Teas We Like can consider bringing in some good Japanese teapots. My experiences with Japanese teaware are very limited but all are equally rewarding and fun. That's for another section, another thread.... LOL.

Cheers!
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Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:00 am

I spent a good amount of time with the gaiwan that TWL sells. Its one of the best gaiwans I own, the pour is fast and narrow which is important.
There are expensive gaiwans out there that have a wide pour that can splash boiling water on your fingers. The lid makes it easy to make a small opening for pouring and the only real negative is that the flared out edges can be sharp if you death grip it. Now that you have made a great gaiwan, engineer us some cups. I find Japanese made tea cups superior to all the Chinese cups I've used.
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Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:26 pm

@klepto
I do like modern Japanese tea cups, but the antique Chinese cups really intrigue me. Although most of them are known to contain lead, if you can find some that have been tested to be lead free, it’s like enjoying a cup of your favorite tea while appreciating the brush work from 100+ years ago.
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Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:45 pm

DailyTX wrote:
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klepto
I do like modern Japanese tea cups, but the antique Chinese cups really intrigue me. Although most of them are known to contain lead, if you can find some that have been tested to be lead free, it’s like enjoying a cup of your favorite tea while appreciating the brush work from 100+ years ago.
All antiques can contain lead, Chinese, Japanese, European.

I do however have the opposite experience, so far Chinese porcelain has outperformed my Japanese ones.
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Thu Oct 22, 2020 8:58 pm

Bok wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:45 pm
DailyTX wrote:
Thu Oct 22, 2020 7:26 pm
klepto
I do like modern Japanese tea cups, but the antique Chinese cups really intrigue me. Although most of them are known to contain lead, if you can find some that have been tested to be lead free, it’s like enjoying a cup of your favorite tea while appreciating the brush work from 100+ years ago.
All antiques can contain lead, Chinese, Japanese, European.

I do however have the opposite experience, so far Chinese porcelain has outperformed my Japanese ones.
Actually I was talking about the modern shape of teacups. I use my modern Japanese tea cups way more than my Chinese ones.
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Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:54 pm

Is the 2005 Dayi 7542, Batch 502 gone forever? I snoozed to long and should have bought it when I had the chance.
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Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:38 pm

Hi! We have added two new teas to the site! The 2010 Dayi 7542, batch 001, is in our opinion the best bang for buck 7542 right now. The Qing Xiang 25 years aged oolong is an exceptional example of well stored aged Taiwanese oolong, with fruity and floral notes.
In addition, we have restocked the 1990s 7581.
We hope you like the teas!
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Is the 2005 Dayi 7542, Batch 502 gone forever? I snoozed to long and should have bought it when I had the chance.
we will try to get more, but it won't be easy to get more at that price. We'll see
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Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:27 pm

Teas We Like wrote:
Thu Oct 29, 2020 5:38 pm
gregcss wrote:
Sun Oct 25, 2020 12:54 pm
Is the 2005 Dayi 7542, Batch 502 gone forever? I snoozed to long and should have bought it when I had the chance.
we will try to get more, but it won't be easy to get more at that price. We'll see
Cool. I see you listed a newer 7542 so I will likely give that one a try :)
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Thu Oct 29, 2020 9:36 pm

gregcss wrote:
Thu Oct 29, 2020 7:27 pm

Cool. I see you listed a newer 7542 so I will likely give that one a try :)
Yes, we did quite some homework to select this one. Solid tea.
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