Help with translating a character on a pot

[Krabbenhueter]

Hello,

who can help me to translat this character on a pot?
It is a smal pot, 60 ml.




Thank you - Krabbenhueter

[Chip]

I am not an expert, but I would be a bit suspicious of this pot. Hopefully the experts will weigh in!

I am sure someone will be able translate.

[Krabbenhueter]

Hello,

why are you a bit suspicious?
Is it only a picture or writing?

Is the pot too cheap. Is it okay for an beginner?

Thanks - Krabbenhueter

[Chip]

I am suspicious of the appearance of the surface, like it has been altered to make it look old and increase its value to an unsuspecting buyer. This is done a lot unfortunately, often with a substance like shoe polish.

This is why I am hoping for someone with a lot more experience with Yixing to lend us their expertise.

Did you buy it? How much, where, any information given? This could help to determine the authenticity of the pot.

Thanks.

[the_economist]

the stamp on the bottom of the pot reads yixing, china.

the word on the left hand side of the pot says 'joy'. i can't quite see the word on the right hand side (its too dark).

and i agree with chip, it looks like its been shoepolished.

[Krabbenhueter]

Hello,

no one say "yixing, china"

it is an cheap clay pot. It is like a present.
Tomorrow i will take a photo too, from right hand side.

"shoe polish" then I better clean the pot intensive?
It does not look old.

joy = Freude, Spaß

Thanks - Krabbenhueter

[Herb_Master]

Hello,

"shoe polish" then I better clean the pot intensive?
It does not look old.

Four years ago I naiively bought some shoe polish pots on ebay. After trying to clean them in boiling water for several hours, then wiping off vigorously with a cloth, then repeating the process every day for a week, there was still a lot of discoloration on the cloth.

I emailed the vendor.

His reply was "NO, NO, NO do NOT use to make tea these are for decoration only, Chinese people put them on display for guests to admire"

[entropyembrace]

Hello,

"shoe polish" then I better clean the pot intensive?
It does not look old.

Four years ago I naiively bought some shoe polish pots on ebay. After trying to clean them in boiling water for several hours, then wiping off vigorously with a cloth, then repeating the process every day for a week, there was still a lot of discoloration on the cloth.

I emailed the vendor.

His reply was "NO, NO, NO do NOT use to make tea these are for decoration only, Chinese people put them on display for guests to admire"

They should really be sold as "decorative pot" and not "teapot" in that case

[JBaymore]

"NO, NO, NO do NOT use to make tea these are for decoration only, Chinese people put them on display for guests to admire"

What a crock of ^%$# !

best,

...............john

[Herb_Master]

It was not a teaware site, it was a textile site doing some warehouse clearance of items that included a lot of teaware.

I got some good deals - purchased 4 quite cheaply and was the only bidder that I could tell

kept looking at end dates

went back for 6 more and none got outbid -

but some others that I had been eyeing had biggish bids on

so ignored those but got greedy and bought a lot more - this purchase included the decorative pots - 12 Emperors and 4 Beauties

[Herb_Master]

What a crock of ^%$# !

best,

...............john

That is what the vendor said

[Chip]

Somewhere there are ignorant peeps drinking shoe polish tea or worse.

Pretty infuriating ...

[gingkoseto]

I agree with other people. "suspicious" because the material is not food-safe. No need to clean it. Use it for decoration only. As long as it's not a big monetary loss, it's one step on your way to yixing

Actually this one at least indeed looks like a shoe-paste pot. I once got a teapot that looked more normal on photo and ended up being a shoe-paste pot when showing up in my hands

http://gingkobay.blogspot.com/2010/02/t ... ixing.html

[gingkoseto]

Four years ago I naiively bought some shoe polish pots on ebay. After trying to clean them in boiling water for several hours, then wiping off vigorously with a cloth, then repeating the process every day for a week, there was still a lot of discoloration on the cloth.

I emailed the vendor.

His reply was "NO, NO, NO do NOT use to make tea these are for decoration only, Chinese people put them on display for guests to admire"

Actually Chinese people use them as plant pot to grow garlic

[Krabbenhueter]

Tomorrow I will go to the shop and ask and tell the whole story
And then i will see ...

"As long as it's not a big monetary loss, it's one step on your way to yixing "

Thanks for the answers. - Krabbenhueter