Interesting to see mold slab process used with Yixing clay. Posted in Dr Lui’s Early Teapots II, he comments that early standard pots omitted steps 32-34 in joining the bottom slab of the pot, and that it is noticeable if looking for the interior line.
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Yixing Production Mold Slab Process
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Interesting to see the work that must be done carefully and thoroughly through the steps. Its not just like pouring cake batter into a pan as some people seem to think. Thanks for post.
Exactly. It seems like the mold is really just about making the already prepared pot just a little more uniform, rather than pouring in a slurry and letting it dry. Fascinating.Ethan Kurland wrote: ↑Sun Nov 26, 2017 9:44 amInteresting to see the work that must be done carefully and thoroughly through the steps. Its not just like pouring cake batter into a pan as some people seem to think. Thanks for post.
Wishing I could remember now how I got to an amazing youtube video of a famous chinese potter making a slab pot....I had in mind a much cruder process and result than was actually the case in that situation as well.
Cool to see this big artisanal pot made by hand without a mold, as compared to factory production pots. Thanks.
Although it looks big at that time, the finished pot will be a lot smaller!
Shrinkage in normal clay is already substantial, yixing clays even more…
I can tell from my own pottery experience – I always underestimate how much it shrinks!
Are we talking 8% or 1/8” shrinkage or more? and type of clay impacts this too so...
this is really nice, thanks for the link. looking at some of the posts on the same site, i've found another one detailing a fully hand-made construction:
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Sorry, I had missed this exchange. Shrinkage can be more, even 12% and up. Zhuni shrinks more than other clays.
Great post! I have a nice 500ml F1 pot that someone DROPPED before I bought it (used, and cheap) and a corner of the base broke off, but the pot is still perfectly usable. The break is now like a window and you can see how the outside body was joined to the base. I now appreciate the 'window' a lot more after seeing how everything would've been put together!