Show Off Your Pots and Cups, Part II

[hop_goblin]

no-one noticed I photoshopped the image eh? couldn't stand the corporate logo smack in the middle of it.

You indeed did zap the Dell logo! hAHAHA

[chamekke]

no-one noticed I photoshopped the image eh? couldn't stand the corporate logo smack in the middle of it.

You indeed did zap the Dell logo! hAHAHA

Dell logo? Could have sworn that was an Apple model

Seriously though - great little Yixing. Congratulations on your find.

[Ritva]

Well, I just recieved my new Yixing teapot. It allegedly is an early "Yi-Gong" ROC Yixing pot made of extinct Zhuni of Dahongpao, and all indications suggests that it it is an earlier piece made of zhuni. It has crawl marks everywhere and a nice clear 'bell' sound when tapped. As for it's age, well before I cleaned it, there were some mineral deposits inside the breath hole " lid knob' and in the spout which is a good indication that it does has some age. Early Republic of China?? Well, I don't know. The "work" style seems to be of that era but you can never tell. The pictures are of the the pot after a long soak in a 'secret solution' Kidding.. I soaked it in Denture tabs and removed the mineral deposits with long soak in baking soda and carbonic acid.

Beautiful teapot! Could you please share details of your 'secret solution'? How many Denture tabs and in what volume of water did you use? How much baking soda? Where do you get carbonic acid, and is that absolutely necessary? Baking soda has basic pH, so is carbonic acid added to neutralize the pH or what? So many questions... I have sometimes used laundry detergent in hot water to remove stains from dishes, but that's quite a harsh treatment and I wouldn't dare to use it to any porous ceramics.

[hop_goblin]

Well, I just recieved my new Yixing teapot. It allegedly is an early "Yi-Gong" ROC Yixing pot made of extinct Zhuni of Dahongpao, and all indications suggests that it it is an earlier piece made of zhuni. It has crawl marks everywhere and a nice clear 'bell' sound when tapped. As for it's age, well before I cleaned it, there were some mineral deposits inside the breath hole " lid knob' and in the spout which is a good indication that it does has some age. Early Republic of China?? Well, I don't know. The "work" style seems to be of that era but you can never tell. The pictures are of the the pot after a long soak in a 'secret solution' Kidding.. I soaked it in Denture tabs and removed the mineral deposits with long soak in baking soda and carbonic acid.

Beautiful teapot! Could you please share details of your 'secret solution'? How many Denture tabs and in what volume of water did you use? How much baking soda? Where do you get carbonic acid, and is that absolutely necessary? Baking soda has basic pH, so is carbonic acid added to neutralize the pH or what? So many questions... I have sometimes used laundry detergent in hot water to remove stains from dishes, but that's quite a harsh treatment and I wouldn't dare to use it to any porous ceramics.

Well, I used roughly 4 denture tabs in approx 1 liter of water. Boil the water place the pot in a bowl add denture tabs and soak the pot. Carbonic acid, well that is just my fancy word for soda water. I soaked it over night and it did remove many of the deposits after I soaked it in the denture solution. However, I am still not sure if the denture solution was more responsible for removing the stains that the soda water.. I just thought I would give it a try

[betta]

What an awesome collection, Hop..
Nice one!

[Ritva]

Well, I used roughly 4 denture tabs in approx 1 liter of water. Boil the water place the pot in a bowl add denture tabs and soak the pot. Carbonic acid, well that is just my fancy word for soda water. I soaked it over night and it did remove many of the deposits after I soaked it in the denture solution. However, I am still not sure if the denture solution was more responsible for removing the stains that the soda water.. I just thought I would give it a try

Thanks for the recipe! I've never thought about using denture tabs to clean ceramics, but that's a brilliant idea. No risk of any poisonous/harmful residues. I'm sure denture tabs are pretty well tested.

[betta]

One of my latest acquisition. Pre 60's pure zhuni taijian teapot.

[trent]

It seems like lately alot of people have shown zhuni pots.
Where did you get them, and how much did they cost?

The only place I know of to get authentic zhuni is HouDe, can you get authentic zhuni pots for a lower price than HouDe offers?

[Salsero]

One of my latest acquisition. Pre 60's pure zhuni taijian teapot.

What a sumptuous pot, Betta.

I second trent's question.

[betta]

It seems like lately alot of people have shown zhuni pots.
Where did you get them, and how much did they cost?

The only place I know of to get authentic zhuni is HouDe, can you get authentic zhuni pots for a lower price than HouDe offers?

Trent and Salsero, thank you.
I got the pot from another old private collector in Germany. He didn't speak much, well I must say only in german, but his stuffs from last 2 acquisitions are up to expectation.
He even has shipwreck zhuni from Desaru cargo

I have one other pot acquired from Houde and because of that I got a very small reference to compare with his teapots. I know that's far from enough reference.
Commercial sellers are selling at a higher price than private collector. Mine is cheaper even after conversion to US$, but I think it'll cost far higher if it has been posted by Houde.
My second acquisition is because of my promise to buy one extra from him.
BTW, I'm offering my pot from Houde at original price, any interest is appreciated

[Salsero]

I remember seeing that pot on the HouDe site. It really is very wonderful. I especially love looking at the close-up photos and seeing the texture of the clay. However, it is too expensive for me, but you might want to offer it on Teaswap if you are serious about selling it.

http://www.teachat.com/viewtopic.php?t=4250

If you have been a member for less than 3 months (as is your case) you have to ask permission from Chip or Mary R first.

[betta]

Sal, thanks for the info. I've posted the pot at teaswap and trying my luck.
Yes, the price of the pot is high and I think I won't add any pot to my collection again unless one of them is broken or sold.

[tomasini]

sweet merciful God this thing is huge now....

[olivierco]

I think I won't add any pot to my collection again unless one of them is broken or sold.

Wise resolution! I wish I could say the same...

[tenuki]