My first Yixing teapot

[gingkoseto]

Authentic=made in Yixing.

Armed with this information, we are now experts!

Just having some fun, Gingko.

That's your theory?
A lot of yixing artists don't live in yixing in their entire life time.
(However I guess I'm dragging it to the opposite direction )

[gingkoseto]

Yixing master pots have much in common with works of other fields of art. Let's see:

The picture 1 illustrate people's (saddened) reactions if someone broke a teapot in picture 2?
(sorry I'm an art-illiterate and often tease my artists friends )

[chrl42]

Yixing master pots have much in common with works of other fields of art. Let's see:

They were both the outcome of historical and economic boom. The prime of Qing dynasty (Kangxi-Yongzheng-Qianlong) was a prime of Yixing teapot. They needed a financial mentor who could make them concentrate on what they do, just like painters of modern times did.

Also, beside rich guys there was a huge branch helped Yixing teapot see artistic level, its followers were scattered southern scholars after Manchurian dynasty was founded. Notably Chen Mansheng (mid-Qing), who created 18-style, after that collaboration with scholar, calligraphist and painters was often up to now.

Gu Jingzhou (b7 2nd pic) had a deep understanding of traditional Chinese arts and literature. To pass 'Yixing potter promotion exam', they need not only pot-making skills but also knowledge of history, arts and literature.

[etorix]

ive had that Armin's pot from zen8tea in my watchlist for a good while now

[along with the 50ml version]

she says 2 left, but i just bought one, so theres still one 200ml there

[bagua7]

Can you explain what the painting and the yixing teapot have in common?

They seem to be alive.

Gu Jingzhou (b7 2nd pic) had a deep understanding of traditional Chinese arts and literature. To pass 'Yixing potter promotion exam', they need not only pot-making skills but also knowledge of history, arts and literature.

Nice. That's why their work was well above the rest.

..............

All the zen8tea 50mL shui pings are gone now when just last time I checked (around three weeks ago) there were 15. The TeaChat effect.

[etorix]

smallest pot i have is a 40ml, but ive never used it, it wants reconditioning and its not well-made anyway

smallest pot i do use is a really nice 130ml got from wanlingteahouse

[tingjunkie]

All the zen8tea 50mL shui pings are gone now when just last time I checked (around three weeks ago) there were 15. The TeaChat effect.

Damn. I should hit them up for a commission check.

[etorix]

worth a try, she might send u a free one from her next batch in

[etorix]

pot arrived today [200ml from zen8tea] same as armin's

ha ha, it feels big

impressively finely made in-hand, the end of the spout is so thin

Di-Cao-Qing Zisha Clay eh

a deep clay still mined apparently, lot of blue in it

quite thin walls, good finish inside and out, bottom is a bit domed inside

the chop is nice, no clue what it says but i like its style

[bagua7]

Enjoy your new pot. Those shui ping pots are the 'last warriors' of the old era, when decent Yixing pots used to be cheap. Those times are about to become extinct.

Here's his brother (qing shui ni):

[etorix]

bagua7, heh, great quote: 'last warriors'

seems maybe could be at least 5 years old, not sure about when it was made, seems older than say, 2, not dusty enough for 15 or 20

[bagua7]

No worries man, yes all those shui ping pots have been dusted off and released to the market; bear in mind the Chinese are storage masters.

[etorix]

actually on drying it after a few boiling-water soaks it had enough deposits in the filterholes for me to brush out
and also residue around the mounded inner base, this has been wet
before, tho i cant definitely say it was used for tea anytime recently
its more than 10 is my feeling now

and its getting another round of boiling-water-soaks before it gets tea

[bagua7]

Hmm, sorry to hear that, I suppose. No, my two pots were brand new but I always boil any new purchases twice with filtered water, the first one baking soda is added as well just in case the filter holes carry any "gunk", before use anyway.

Cheers.

[tingjunkie]

Hmm, sorry to hear that, I suppose. No, my two pots were brand new but I always boil any new purchases twice with filtered water, the first one baking soda is added as well just in case the filter holes carry any "gunk", before use anyway.

Cheers.

Hmmm... not sure what your experts are telling you, but I'd think baking soda would be a bad idea. Adding powder to the water can only clog pores, not unclog them. Then again, who knows...