Got these on an ebay auction pretty much for the price of shipping, after getting some duds a few times.
- Size of pot in ml or oz: ~200ml
- Clay type (zhu ni, hong ni, zi ni, duan ni, ...): Don't know, the vermilion color is throwing me off, hongni maybe? Would appreciate if someone could tell me.
- Firing temperature: Low/Med/High fired?Haven't handled enough teapots to tell, really.
- If the pot is thin-walled, medium, or thick-walled.
- How long is the pour?: 12 seconds.
- What year/decade the pot was made?:Pretty sure it is modern.
- If known, the craftsman or factory:Don't know
- What type of tea you make with it?:Tried brewing some young sheng, liked it, though the small leaves got constantly stuck.
- What is the effect of the pot on tea? Why do you like to brew a certain tea in it, and what does it do for that tea?:The aroma of the leaves in the pot is very nice. The tea lost a lot of the bitterness and some of the smoke.
After one tea session, the teapot already began to shine a bit! Very pleased.
- Size of pot in ml or oz: ~500ml
- Clay type (zhu ni, hong ni, zi ni, duan ni, ...): Zini
- Firing temperature: Low/Med/High fired?:Most likely low - mid fired.
- If the pot is thin-walled, medium, or thick-walled.The walls are fairly thick.
- How long is the pour?: 9.5 seconds.
- What year/decade the pot was made?: From what I've seen on the internet, these were made en masse as souvenirs before the whole yixing craze began kicking in, if I had to guess, it is at least 20 years old. I could be wrong, of course.
- If known, the craftsman or factory:Don't know, but I like the mark on the lid. Looks much nicer than the ones mostly used nowadays, in my opinion.
- What type of tea you make with it?:I'm not sure If this was even meant to be used to brew tea!, it's so big!
Probably will try to use it for some western shou puerh drinking, see If it works.
Funny thing is, I found a small wad of paper stuck in the bottom of the spout, near the filter. Thought I would never be able to get it out! Wonder how it got there?
EDIT:Found exactly the same teapot on a pre-1982 F1 catalogue posted by kyarazen at teachat. Also, the teapot works great with shou puerh - the brew becomes much smoother and pretty much any fermentation flavor is gone. It's almost as if I'm drinking milk chocolate