FS: F1 Hongni Shuiping 85mL White Label

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F1 Hongni Shuiping 85mL, White Label / Fangyuan (1987-1993 // 1990?)

volume: 85mL
weight: 85g (interesting balance. it holds exactly its own weight in water.)
pour time: 5-6s, pretty fast
lid fit: decent but not perfect. a bit of rocking and lateral sliding, but nothing that interferes with making tea. i've seen way worse.
filter: none (single hole)
high fired

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this was originally purchased from EoT and came from this batch:
https://www.essenceoftea.com/blog/2016/ ... -february/
EoT wrote: The full story is here Yixing Shui Ping Teapots, but in brief these are part of a large batch of 1980's Factory 1 Shui Ping teapots that we bought here in Malaysia. The chops on the base were used by Yixing factory 1 between 1987 & 1993, though their previous owner said that he'd bought them in the late 80's. There are several stamps in this box of pots, the oval stamp version appears to have been made in the year 1990.

They are made from high quality hongni and well fired. As is usual for shui ping teapots from factory 1, the lid fit isn't always perfect, usually a little movement, but functionally they're very good. Since the quality of clay used by Yixing Factory 1 was very good, these pots are highly sought after and more and more difficult to find in the market these days.

Inside is a single hole filter. In this batch there's some variation in the seals on the base. The vast majority have one of two seals, detailed in the photos.




$150 including shipping in USA. i can ship worldwide, but there may be an extra shipping charge.
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