@Mark-S
I know that you *can* get artificially shiny results from simple buffing/polishing the pot, though unless we saw their lighting setup for those photos we couldn't really gauge how shiny that particular pot is.
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90% of Yixing professional product photos are heavily photoshopped, because it's basically one studio in yixing taking these product photos for everyone.Mark-S wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:08 pmBok Thanks.
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I have read multiple times that unseasoned Yixing pots should not be glossy and that the glossyness would come from loads of harmful additives in the clay. However, I recently read in a blog that antiques should indeed be a little glossy (I am not meaning the patina).
Yinchen teapot also sells some very glossy teapots. For example this teapot:
So what's right?
What's your opinion about this article then? It's another blog post about this topic. The genuine R.O.C. Zhuni pot is very glossy even after cleaning.
http://web.archive.org/web/200712181317 ... com/?cat=6 (Mine Have More Tea Stains Than Yours!)
http://web.archive.org/web/200712181317 ... com/?cat=6 (Mine Have More Tea Stains Than Yours!)
There is no right or wrong answer in this. Just like any other product catalogue , each product is made to appear appealing to entice you to buy. Hence buying from a reliable source is very important. Not every brand new (virgin) Yixing pot should appear glossy nor should it appear dull. Comparing brand new pots of different decades, we can’t deny that there are new pots that appear buffed or polished straight out from the shelves. Some have a thin layer of wax applied, some are intentionally polished and some finely filtered clay e.g. modern ZhuNi, is so dense, it appears glossy naturally.Mark-S wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 12:08 pmBok Thanks.
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I have read multiple times that unseasoned Yixing pots should not be glossy and that the glossyness would come from loads of harmful additives in the clay. However, I recently read in a blog that antiques should indeed be a little glossy (I am not meaning the patina).
Yinchen teapot also sells some very glossy teapots. For example this teapot:
So what's right?
So like the old saying goes... don’t judge a teapot by it’s shine... hahahaha...
Cheers!!
Zhuni shines more than the other clays? I did not know that. Thanks for the explanation.
If anybody here has bought a shiny teapot from Yinchen: Could you please tell me how realistic/natural their pictures on Instagram are? Because maybe I will buy a pot from them in the future.
I'd direct you to my post on color science for a more detailed overview, but I'd also just like to point out that while obviously photoshop can be used to alter the nature of the image in what could be considered a lie, the original image is not necessarily a factual truth. The right lighting would make most yixing pots appear this shiny, and thats almost certainly how they did it here.
I think you'll quickly discover the source of my skepticism over yinchen: I can find few people who have made purchases.Mark-S wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:08 pmZhuni shines more than the other clays? I did not know that. Thanks for the explanation.
If anybody here has bought a shiny teapot from Yinchen: Could you please tell me how realistic/natural their pictures on Instagram are? Because maybe I will buy a pot from them in the future.
I just got two pots delivered from them last week, but still haven't unboxed due to a variety of reasons. Will update as soon as I get a chance.Mark-S wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 4:08 pmZhuni shines more than the other clays? I did not know that. Thanks for the explanation.
If anybody here has bought a shiny teapot from Yinchen: Could you please tell me how realistic/natural their pictures on Instagram are? Because maybe I will buy a pot from them in the future.
They shipped very fast. My other tea mails from China have been stuck in the shipping process for 1 months+ now, but Yinchen's arrived in two weeks!
As a matter of fact, yes. Any ZhuNi that is done right... will exhibit a shine on the surface. Don't mistaken the shine for a seasoned patina shine. It's completely different. The shine of a virgin ZhuNi pot will appear buffed.... not polished.
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Cheers!
Yes. Agree with @karma on the lighting. It also changes the colour substantially. Nothing beats take a photo under natural lighting and not in a studio. But then again, It's always a 50/50 gamble when purchasing a teapot online by relying on photo alone.karma wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 5:13 pmI'd direct you to my post on color science for a more detailed overview, but I'd also just like to point out that while obviously photoshop can be used to alter the nature of the image in what could be considered a lie, the original image is not necessarily a factual truth. The right lighting would make most yixing pots appear this shiny, and thats almost certainly how they did it here.
my 2 cents.
+1OCTO wrote: ↑Wed Apr 08, 2020 3:31 pmThere is no right or wrong answer in this. Just like any other product catalogue , each product is made to appear appealing to entice you to buy. Hence buying from a reliable source is very important. Not every brand new (virgin) Yixing pot should appear glossy nor should it appear dull. Comparing brand new pots of different decades, we can’t deny that there are new pots that appear buffed or polished straight out from the shelves. Some have a thin layer of wax applied, some are intentionally polished and some finely filtered clay e.g. modern ZhuNi, is so dense, it appears glossy naturally.
So like the old saying goes... don’t judge a teapot by it’s shine... hahahaha...
Cheers!!
If I learned anything since starting to stare into the clay abyss, it is that there are very little certainties and lots of contradictions. Add to that half-truths of half-knowledgeable people spread wide and far over the net, it creates a very confusing thing to wrap one-self's head around...
