Wed Jul 03, 2019 7:59 pm
Hi All,
Here is a mystery pot I have been working on
- Size of pot in ml or oz.
about 160 ml
- Clay type (zhu ni, hong ni, zi ni, duan ni, ...)
Zini most likely. The pot has speckle of yellow near handle and sprout and inconsistent throughout the body of the pot, so it could be a feature of di cao qing or zini with duan ni.
- Firing temperature: Low/Med/High fired?
Based on the sound, my guess would be medium fired
- If the pot is thin-walled, medium, or thick-walled.
In comparison to my F1 pots, the wall is thicker, so I am guessing medium-thick wall.
- How long is the pour?
14 seconds
- What year/decade the pot was made?
This is one category I am bad at. Based on the lid fit, and the possibility of being fired twice is high (the skirt of the lid has been polished), I am thinking 90s to current.
- If known, the craftsman or factory
The stamp indicate a factory pot. The artist stamped on the lid with 2 characters. Based on my online research, 2 artists with this name in the yixing factory period. If anyone know about the stamp and artist name, I would greatly appreciate the info.
- What type of tea you make with it?
Still in the process of testing the safety of using this pot. The pot arrived with an earthy smell, I boiled the pot 2 times for 30 minutes to 1 hour, then submerge it in a pot of Shu Pu erh. The earthy smell has gone, but the first sample with hot water left a minor note of spice on my tongue, but my throat didn't sense anything. So, this is the mystery I have been trying to solve. I tried twice, one with just hot water, one with tea. The spice/tingling sensation went away within a hour, and I didn't get sick. If anyone has experienced this before, please provide me with some input : )
- What is the effect of the pot on tea? Why do you like to brew a certain tea in it, and what does it do for that tea?
I only tried to brew Sheng Pu Erh once, minus the minor note of spice on my tongue (may be placebo effect), the pot provides a good taming effect on astringent taste of Sheng Pu Erh, and based on how fast the water evaporates from the pot, it seems very porous as well. Here is a few photos
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