Nice patina. Good memoriesMaitre_Tea wrote:Here's a close up of the clay. Sorry if the quality is bad...it's from my camera phone.
Feb 11th, '13, 22:39
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Yeah it looks like the 'lighter clay' is really just the original clay colour whereas the 'darker clay' is dark due to patina?
Not entirely sure though. Either way, what a fantastic pot!
Not entirely sure though. Either way, what a fantastic pot!
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Yeah, I can't really tell either...and I think the lid less pot may actually be Hong Ni instead of Zi Sha...the patina is really heavy on that one too.
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Clay: Zini
Size: 140 ml
Age/Year: Modern- late 2000's.
Walls: Medium/Medium Thick
Pour: Strong, multiple hole, +/- 8 sec. No drips. Good lid fit.
Source: Flushing Chinatown, NY
Tea Pairing: haven't decided yet, may be High Fired Wuyi or TGY
Size: 140 ml
Age/Year: Modern- late 2000's.
Walls: Medium/Medium Thick
Pour: Strong, multiple hole, +/- 8 sec. No drips. Good lid fit.
Source: Flushing Chinatown, NY
Tea Pairing: haven't decided yet, may be High Fired Wuyi or TGY
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Thanks needaTEAcher. I really like the shape and proportions of it.needaTEAcher wrote:Very pretty, Dim!
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This is a mass produced pot from ebay. But, I'm happy with it. $28 was very reasonable and it's so small. It much easier to use teas economically now that I have a little pot.
Question: What kind of clay is this? I know it isn't "real" -- but what improvements would I see from getting a real pot? I looked at some handmade pots at a local store. The clay seemed more porous, there was something more "earthy" and less plastic about them that appealed to me.
Question: What kind of clay is this? I know it isn't "real" -- but what improvements would I see from getting a real pot? I looked at some handmade pots at a local store. The clay seemed more porous, there was something more "earthy" and less plastic about them that appealed to me.
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Maitre_Tea wrote:Clay: Zisha or Zini...um, it's purple clay. Medium fired
Size: 80 - 100 ml?
Age/Year: 80s
Walls: Medium
Source: Grandfather
Tea Pairing: A lot of options for this one, I need to do some testing once I get back home.
Info: I found this in the attic, and the spout is incredibly messed up. Half of the spout is missing (length-wise). Is there any way to fix this? Somehow wrap some tin or silver or whatever around it? Suggestions?
What a a great old pot. I love things that have a story/history.
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When you say it's "so small" what size so you mean? Compare to that cup it looks pretty huge to mefuturebird wrote:This is a mass produced pot from ebay. But, I'm happy with it. $28 was very reasonable and it's so small. It much easter to use teas economically now that I have a little pot.
Question: What kind of clay is this? I know it isn't "real" -- but what improvements would I see from getting a real pot? I looked at some handmade pots at a local store. The clay seemed more porous, there was something more "earthy" and less plastic about them that appealed to me.
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and compared to the book and other cup. what's the size in mL?Exempt wrote: When you say it's "so small" what size so you mean? Compare to that cup it looks pretty huge to me
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It's 120ml the cup is not for drinking it's to check the color of the liquor. my drinking cup (the brown cup to the right, just off camera) is the same size as the pot.
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Interesting... The small cup is to check the color of the brew?futurebird wrote:It's 120ml the cup is not for drinking it's to check the color of the liquor. my drinking cup (the brown cup to the right, just off camera) is the same size as the pot.
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Yes. The cup I like is not white and not transparent. So a small white cup is very handy. This is what my housemate would do when making me tea I thought it was nornal.TIM wrote:Interesting... The small cup is to check the color of the brew?futurebird wrote:It's 120ml the cup is not for drinking it's to check the color of the liquor. my drinking cup (the brown cup to the right, just off camera) is the same size as the pot.
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Nice, it looks much bigger than that in the picturefuturebird wrote:It's 120ml the cup is not for drinking it's to check the color of the liquor. my drinking cup (the brown cup to the right, just off camera) is the same size as the pot.