Jian Shui teaware

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Jian Shui teaware

by Drax » Sep 11th, '10, 16:20

I suppose this might go better in the teaware section, but it seems fair to start here.

Scott of YSLLC has been adding a lot of Jian Shui teaware lately (see link for an example).

Does anybody have any experience with it? The description claims it is twice as dense as most Yixing clays. The shininess is certainly different!
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by Tobias » Sep 11th, '10, 21:24

No experience yet, but I couldn't resist so I borrowed some money from uncle Visa and bought this. :oops:

Who got the White Clay Zhong Hu?
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by debunix » Sep 11th, '10, 21:37

I loved the look of that one. The swirl and low volume were VERY appealing.
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by honza » Feb 2nd, '11, 10:01

Have some one experience with this kind teapots ?
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by zhi zheng » Feb 5th, '11, 01:00

Jian Shui purple clay is certainly very dense. Typical Jian Shui pottery is burnished to produce the shine.

We've been using a Chen Shao Kang pot which is excellently crafted.

Here are a couple of sites with some of his/his pottery's work.

http://www.ynjstravel.cn/Article/zitao/200903/373.html

http://www.1techan.com/jianshuizitao/200878-76443.html
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by zencha » Feb 7th, '11, 00:50

How does brewing in Jian Shui compare to the Yixing you use ?
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by zhi zheng » Feb 8th, '11, 03:55

There has to be a difference but we haven't detected it. I can't remember us doing a direct 1:1 comparison though. I'll go and try.
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by honza » Feb 8th, '11, 23:45

zencha wrote:How does brewing in Jian Shui compare to the Yixing you use ?
Jian Shui teapots are very difficult to make it, surface polishing with small stone, design is difficult to make it too. I am after a lecture by Jian Shui teapots seller here in Kunming, oh oh ~~~ Only price is little bit expensive, but quality is very good !
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Re: Jian Shui teaware

by zhi zheng » Feb 9th, '11, 10:15

Brewed a young autumn tea in both the Jianshui pot and a zhu ni Yixing pot. The fragrance and flavour are not noticeably different. Perhaps the Jianshui pot brewed with very slightly more dryness (not astringency) on the surface of the tongue.

I'm not sure if it's typical of Jianshui ware but the Chen Shao Kang pot is maybe a shade thinner than a typical Yixing pot, so I guess that has some effect in terms of heat dissipation at least.

We haven't used the pot for a while so I also wonder what influence that may have had.
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