Official/Different Yixing Show Off Topic!

[ImmortaliTEA]

I just want to apologize for the boring fact that all of my teapot posts have the exact same background and aren't taken with the best of cameras but it's all I have right now and I wanted to post as many as I possibly could so thank you all for your continued support and all of your wonderful and caring welcomes to Teachat.

No need to apologize! The photos are great, thank you for sharing them. I've especially enjoyed your comments on how you've found them working with various teas.

Thank you very much I greatly appreciate it and I will keep em' coming!

[ImmortaliTEA]

Looks like independent (as opposed to the official Dragon Kiln) wood-kiln fired 80's imitation of Qing dynasty Japan-exported Ju Lun Zhu. I have a similar one..are there black dots (caused by wood-firing) on the skin? Independent kilns don't have a clean environment nor high-end skills, looks like it's low-fired as well..just guessing...

Firing looks ok on this one - not too low, anyway. I like pots like this. I actually think pots that are fired too high lose the spirit of zisha - early texts explicitly talk about sandy clay, and these days they're more "clay" than "sand".

I completely agree with you and I believe the true magic of Zi Sha comes out when the firing is not completely high but medium or medium low or even low but not too low, as you said. However, I do use high fired pots as well I just think they have a very specific purpose for me and I mostly only like to use them on light Anxi/Taiwan oolongs or even very lightly roasted Yan Cha's but other than that, I usually prefer very sandy and lower fired.

[ImmortaliTEA]

Clay: Not Sure (Qing Hui Ni, Tian Qing Ni? please help). Medium-High Fired.
Size: 40 ml
Age/Year: Modern- late 2000's.
Walls: Thin on the thick side.
Pour: +/- 6 sec. No drips. Perfect lid fit.
Source: Bought from a fellow Tea Aficionado
Tea Pairing: Still deciding. (Makes great Yan Cha & Aged puerh but I think this clay seems to have possibly been meant for something more along the lines of young sheng puerh perhaps.
Info: This is my newest gem. It's a real masterpiece of a handmade Xiao Pin and it makes me truly appreciate the shape of Qin Quan because it is slightly similar to the Duo Qiu in terms of function, except that to me it might even be a little more efficient because it has such a huge lid opening which is wonderful for insertion and removal of tea leaves, especially in a Xiao Pin of this size where every little mm (in terms of diameter of lid opening not total ml space in the pot itself) of space makes a world of a difference. This is another one of those wonderful clay and firing combo's in which the clay seems somewhat sandy and porous, but the firing is high enough that it doesn't necessarily mute much of anything but it does soften the mouthfeel a great deal. It brews tea almost exactly like the High Fired Li Xing I posted a while ago and I couldn't be happier because it is a new kind of clay for me and I can't wait to see how it seasons!

[TIM]

110 ml. High Fired. Medium walled. Red Clay. Modern Six Characters. Love how the patina developed using old bush ShuiXian.

[needaTEAcher]

Tim, she is gorgeous! That is a truly lovely little pot.

[needaTEAcher]

Tim, she is gorgeous! That is a truly lovely little pot.

[ImmortaliTEA]

What a beautiful and lustrous patina Tim! You have obviously taken great care in raising it! Is this Hong Ni or are harder red clay such as mz or zz?

[TIM]

What a beautiful and lustrous patina Tim! You have obviously taken great care in raising it! Is this Hong Ni or are harder red clay such as mz or zz?

Thanks Guys. Good old hong ni. Mass production.

[needaTEAcher]

My turn! Check out the pretty little tea pets I picked up in Melaka, Malaysia!

First off are the feet. They supposedly translate to something like "Enjoy life" in a way that means "Seek wisdom" or some such. Honestly, the explanation was a bit confusing. I'd guess Duanni mixed with Zini and maybe Heini?

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Next are my Angry Pigs! I freakin' love these little guys. Low quality clay, but genuine from each category (or so I have heard it said by those who know more than me). They say something like "Fu Wu So Shi Cha" which is a good luck wish, followed by tea.

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Thanks for "watching".

[Drax]

Ha! Cute pigs... I am guessing that the pigs are of the "peeing/spitting" variety? (i.e., soak em in water, then pour hot water on them and they'll spit?)

The feet are very neat... but is that a spider on them? Any ideas why a spider..??

[TIM]

145ml. Mixed Yixing Zisha. Modern. Thick walled (most of my collection are thick for oolong). Medium fired. Brand new and waiting to drink some Old Bush Dancong for the summer.

[Maxwell2079]

Tim, where do you get such lovely pots if I may ask? On your trips? or online?

[TIM]

Tim, where do you get such lovely pots if I may ask? On your trips? or online?

Thanks Maxwell, they are mostly from old Hong Kong collectors. Never online for over a certain price point.

[TIM]

160ml. Modern recipe sand mixture. A gift from the artist at her studio in Yixing. Medium high fired. Thick wall dedicated to 2006 spring harvested yiwu single mountain only.

[needaTEAcher]

Ha! Cute pigs... I am guessing that the pigs are of the "peeing/spitting" variety? (i.e., soak em in water, then pour hot water on them and they'll spit?)

The feet are very neat... but is that a spider on them? Any ideas why a spider..??

Thanks! The pigs spit. As per the spider, it is supposed to do with luck or something?!