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Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:46 am

Balthazar wrote:
Fri Apr 24, 2020 10:33 am
Nice! What period is the rightmost pot?
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Its from the 1980s.
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Fri Apr 24, 2020 12:25 pm

@OCTO

Okay, thanks for your answer. It's nice to have the opportunity to ask more experienced users about this stuff. :)

Maybe, there's another thing you or anyone else could answer me. I soak my pots in filtered water before boiling them. With some pots I have noticed that they get very slippery/soapy/slimy in the water. For some reason, this does not happen with all pots. What could be the cause of that? Tea oil? Additives? ...?
Balthazar wrote:
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Nice! What period is the rightmost pot?
@Chadrinkincat has a pot with the same shape, and he got multiple pictures of it on his Instagram page:

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Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:12 pm

Thanks for sharing. That pot (as are so many in some of our members' collections...) is a real beauty!
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 12:21 pm

Just a quick follow up on my 3 friends pot. I took two more pictures from a better angle with my smartphone. The pictures are still not good but a bit closer to reality in comparison to the old ones.

I also got the time to post two more Chinese tea boats (porcelain plates) in the porcelain thread. Maybe they are from Qing Dynasty... but that's just a guess. If you are interested you can take a look at them here: viewtopic.php?p=23221#p23221
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:46 pm

@Mark-S
The bark on this pot doesn’t look as bad as it did on the original photos you posted. Looks like a good pot for liubao or shu.

Looks like many of the supposed authentic F1 pots from FB
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:37 pm

@Chadrinkincat

Oh, that would be cool. :)

You now know why I have to improve my photography skills. I have bought a 30mm macro lens today for M4/3 cameras, and I will try to get better lighting / colors for future pictures.
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:42 pm

Would anyone be able to ID this pot? I got it from my grandma who told me her father got it when she was 12 (placing it at around 1954).
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 10:44 pm

And the last set
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:11 pm

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Chadrinkincat

Oh, that would be cool. :)

You now know why I have to improve my photography skills. I have bought a 30mm macro lens today for M4/3 cameras, and I will try to get better lighting / colors for future pictures.
What you need now is a light box... 😁
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Sat Apr 25, 2020 11:21 pm

@OCTO

I took the bad pictures with the help of a light box. Unfortunately, all items look pretty lifeless in there. I will change the white balance next time and, maybe, I will also use a wider aperture. If you got any other advice for me... ;)
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Sun Apr 26, 2020 12:09 am

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OCTO

I took the bad pictures with the help of a light box. Unfortunately, all items look pretty lifeless in there. I will change the white balance next time and, maybe, I will also use a wider aperture. If you got any other advice for me... ;)
Teapot photography is divided into 2 school of thoughts... to catalogue your collection or for artistic illustration. Both uses different lighting setup. To catalogue it use a wine wooden carton and 6 LED table lamps... not the best but works for me. I use my iPhone as camera.

Cheers!!
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You got images of the inside of the lid? And a better one of the inside of the pot. A perfect profile shot would also be good.

Unlikely 1954, but it looks like it could be 60s.
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Sun Apr 26, 2020 6:40 am

Mafaldine wrote:
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Would anyone be able to ID this pot? I got it from my grandma who told me her father got it when she was 12 (placing it at around 1954).
Looks plausible. The base seal is called "Jingxi Nan MengChen zhi", used up till the 60's. Might be quite collectible. :D
Try to post better pictures of it in this group, which specializes on early shuiping pots (please read their rules first): https://www.facebook.com/groups/teapot2/
EDIT: Btw. if your grandma can be trusted ;), made in Factory 1, or pre factory, hongni clay, shuiping shape.
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Sun Apr 26, 2020 7:25 am

Definitely not pre factory or 50s. 60s at most if it’s authentic.

The same chop was used again in the 80s and onwards... but looking at the semi ideal images, I’m cautiously optimistic for 60s.

In any case I’d give it a thorough deep clean, the interior looks nasty... wouldn’t make tea in it like that, even if the gunk is part of the heritage ;)
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