You and OCTO have been enjoying the great wares for some time now, I didn't know because I didn't have
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Yayayayayay more yixing pics 
although ill mention 2 aren’t: a nixing and jianshui but I’m sure you will be able to spot them out 
although ill mention 2 aren’t: a nixing and jianshui but I’m sure you will be able to spot them out - Attachments
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tingjunkie
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Trying to learn more about antique Yixing. I recently won this pot from a Yahoo Japan auction. So far, a few very knowledgeable people say it's late Qing, and a couple say it's a repro. I'll be ok either way, as the cost was low enough that the "tuition" wouldn't be painful, and it seems to make outstanding tea.
The pot is 90ml, has a great lid fit, and very fine clay without any iron impurities. It had a lot more mineral scale when I bought it, but has been cleaned up, so it definitely has been used quite a bit in the past. You can still see a lot of the mineral build up in the spout in the second photo below. The staple repair is brand new by the amazing Nissan at knjitea.com
Please teach me! What construction details can you see that lead you to believe it is either authentic or a repro? Why do some Yixing pots not have any stamp?
Thanks!
The pot is 90ml, has a great lid fit, and very fine clay without any iron impurities. It had a lot more mineral scale when I bought it, but has been cleaned up, so it definitely has been used quite a bit in the past. You can still see a lot of the mineral build up in the spout in the second photo below. The staple repair is brand new by the amazing Nissan at knjitea.com
Please teach me! What construction details can you see that lead you to believe it is either authentic or a repro? Why do some Yixing pots not have any stamp?
Thanks!
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tingjunkie
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Here are photos from the auction before the pot was cleaned up: https://i.gyazo.com/0158746873a1cb21a0f ... 3fd3de.jpg
@tingjunkietingjunkie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:02 pmHere are photos from the auction before the pot was cleaned up: https://i.gyazo.com/0158746873a1cb21a0f ... 3fd3de.jpg
I am also a beginner when it comes to antique yixing. I’ll share my input. The mineral scale from the auction photos look superficial. Typically, mineral built up should be naturally spread from the both sides of the spout, and underneath the sprout along the body as tea drips/leak from the lid. The handle of your pot looks more curved. You can compare the photo from YSLondon’s pot.
Looks like a well-made modern replica to me...tingjunkie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 1:02 pmHere are photos from the auction before the pot was cleaned up: https://i.gyazo.com/0158746873a1cb21a0f ... 3fd3de.jpg
Second that, but the way it’s been prepped with patina makes me say fake, rather than replica...
In any case the after cleaning images make it obvious that the clay isn’t right for what it purports to be.
What’s more revealing is though, are the things that are not there, certain tool marks and traces of the making process. Some only visible after the cleaning. Fakers are getting numerous and good! Also seeem attention is shifting to the lower quality and commoner pots... confirms what we’ve all been fearing: they are indeed watching and observing the market.
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tingjunkie
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Well modern clay can still brew a good cuptingjunkie wrote: ↑Wed Dec 02, 2020 7:01 pmAssuming you guys are correct, at least the fakers used really good clay. It brews yancha really well.
It does probably a good enough job to round out some rougher edges in a roasted tea, but I would probably not risk brewing higher end Yancha in it.