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Do you have any pictures of your 60-70’s zini pots?
A zini pot from this era is at the top of my list for F1 pots. Although I’ve yet to come across one for sale other than one that kyarazen sold awhile back.
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Ah makes sense.Youzi wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 10:05 amI'd say as an alternative to 80s 90s F1.Chadrinkincat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:22 amOld school style?Youzi wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 7:17 amMark-S
I have one JDTF pot. It's quite old school style. Like 90s pots. But their construction is much better than F1 or other 90s 00s productions.
It's a modern option for those who like like they charm of older pots, while have a good fitting lid and straight lines.
Old school style as that its not the modern shiny smooth look everyone is going for.
Yes, a close up of the clay would be great.Chadrinkincat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 8:30 pmsteanze
Do you have any pictures of your 60-70’s zini pots?
Unfortunately covid19 separated me from my camera, and it is night now so I don't have great lighting. I tried my best with my phone's camera. This is an early 1970s jiazini side handle gezui:
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the 1960s rear handle ones are even prettier, but they cost as much as lao zhuni these days...
Is green label qingshuini also good? As like, a subset of zini.steanze wrote: ↑Thu Apr 30, 2020 2:55 pmZini from the 90s is hit or miss, need to evaluate case by case. From the 80s is better. From green label or earlier even better. The best F1 zini imo is the 60s-early 70s jiazini, but it is not very cheap...
There is also good post 2000s zini, it just becomes more difficult to evaluate and you need to look case by case with a fair amount of experience.
For making tea, the difference is very small. Much is also about aesthetics, patina development, ... for tea performance, I would not worry too much about the difference. Jiazini tends to preserve a bit more nuances in my experience, but it is a very small difference.