Yixing

[Chadrinkincat]

zeeg as far as I understand it, some mica and iron spots is always a possibility, but it depends on how many and if other factors make a fake a possibility, when it becomes an additional question mark.

This is pretty much the response I got from Dr. Lu when I asked about my 60’s pot that has some iron spots. Uncommon but not unheard of so one shouldn’t take “60-70’s shouldn’t have mica + black spots” too literally.

[Bok]

JLZ is a simple functional design w/ rustic charms that appeals to fans of standard SP. It is a must have shape for westerns that own too many F1 pots and want something older than 60’s.

That’s a pretty good summary!

[Chadrinkincat]

JLZ is a simple functional design w/ rustic charms that appeals to fans of standard SP. It is a must have shape for westerns that own too many F1 pots and want something older than 60’s.

That’s a pretty good summary!

It is the quintessential shape for patriotic Americans.

[OCTO]

... somehow JLZ never really gotten into my good books..... nothing bad with the shape.... we just didn't click... hahahahaha.....

[Bok]

... somehow JLZ never really gotten into my good books..... nothing bad with the shape.... we just didn't click... hahahahaha.....

You’re excused… we all appreciate you leaving us some bread crumbs at the buffet

[DailyTX]

Mark-S were those Asian collector fb groups? If people ask you to buy it, maybe that’s a good sign not sell haha! You might have gotten lucky!

Yea if multiple Asian collectors are asking to buy it odds are it might be worthwhile to not sell it before getting an accurate estimate of its worth. Mark-S

Nothing worse than selling a mint condition ROC dragon pot for wholesale price.

@Mark-S
You scored another ROC dragon pot? Show us some pictures

[Chadrinkincat]

Mark-S were those Asian collector fb groups? If people ask you to buy it, maybe that’s a good sign not sell haha! You might have gotten lucky!

Yea if multiple Asian collectors are asking to buy it odds are it might be worthwhile to not sell it before getting an accurate estimate of its worth. Mark-S

Nothing worse than selling a mint condition ROC dragon pot for wholesale price.

Mark-S
You scored another ROC dragon pot? Show us some pictures

Nope. I was sharing my experience of making the mistake of selling a legit antique pot for a very low price. I used the cash to buy a couple cakes of YQH instead of a tong.

[DailyTX]

@Chadrinkincat
Lovely Yu Hua Long pot

[Mark-S]

@Chadrinkincat Great craftsmanship looks even better than the 60's version from ZAG (in my opinion). However, I think the tongue was missing, right? But still very nice...

http://zishaartgallery.com/product/%e5% ... 5%a3%b6-2/

[pedant]

[DailyTX]

Another Yixing style favored by Western tea drinkers, maybe more popular than Julunzhu haha

[Mark-S]

Another Yixing style favored by Western tea drinkers, maybe more popular than Julunzhu haha

It's funny that the tongue is movable... but it's definitely not my favorite style. I've got two of them (70's or 80's), but I haven't used them so far.

[Chadrinkincat]

Chadrinkincat Great craftsmanship looks even better than the 60's version from ZAG (in my opinion). However, I think the tongue was missing, right? But still very nice...

http://zishaartgallery.com/product/%e5% ... 5%a3%b6-2/

It does seem a bit more refined than that 60’s version. The one at ZAG is only version I’ve seen from before late 70’s though. I don’t think I’ve come across any on FB groups which seems odd.

Tongue is fully intact on this one so basically mint condition.

You should definitely get a accurate appraisal of your possible antique pot before considering selling it just in case yours is worth 2-3x more than your current 2 offers. Glad I bought good tea when I sold my dragon pot but I easily left 2000% profit on the table.

[Chadrinkincat]

Another Yixing style favored by Western tea drinkers, maybe more popular than Julunzhu haha

I actually think this is a rather ugly design. I only own this shape because I feel like it would be odd to not have at least one example from F1.

[Andrew S]

Just curious, I suppose... How common are these kinds of pots?

Is there anything particularly special to them that anyone can teach me about?

I assume that it's a late 80s or so F1.

Andrew