Chao Zhou Teapot?

[David R.]

Thanks a lot everyone.

I have often wondered about teapots for dan cong, gaiwan being very efficient from my point of view and little experience.

I guess I'll have to test this one day. Cracks did scare me a little. If Wu teapots are good, their prices are justified I guess, cause I don't think any teapot can make good dan congs, because of bitterness mainly.

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[Mz5]

May be this is what Imen mean "floats like a boat"

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but zhisha doesn't look like a boat to me hahaha

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i don't think my are Wu or Zhang. can any one show me the stamp of Wu and Zhang please.

Thanks

[debunix]

I bought a Chao Zhou teapot from TeaHabitat with my last order, and have followed the steps from Imen's directions to start the seasoning: soaking, & brewing tea for a few hours and again overnight. Now it's time to brew some tea. But: she says to soak 20 minutes in room temperature water before routine use to avoid cracking it.

Should this soak be with the whole pot 'dunked' in a larger vessel? Or is just filling with water for 20 minutes sufficient? It seems like quite a sturdy little thing.

(And while I know where the 'show off your yixing' topic is, is there a 'show off your Chao Zhou' topic someplace else?)

[Tead Off]

I bought a Chao Zhou teapot from TeaHabitat with my last order, and have followed the steps from Imen's directions to start the seasoning: soaking, & brewing tea for a few hours and again overnight. Now it's time to brew some tea. But: she says to soak 20 minutes in room temperature water before routine use to avoid cracking it.

Should this soak be with the whole pot 'dunked' in a larger vessel? Or is just filling with water for 20 minutes sufficient? It seems like quite a sturdy little thing.

(And while I know where the 'show off your yixing' topic is, is there a 'show off your Chao Zhou' topic someplace else?)

You can submerge the whole pot in another vessel. I own 4 CZ pots that I have never 'seasoned' except through use. I usually wash thoroughly and put boiling water through it a few times then start to brew. But, if she is recommending this way for the pots that she is selling, I would follow her instructions as there is something about the way this maker is constructing his pots that tend toward cracking. Maybe just too thin. Only 1 of my pots which I bought over 20 years ago has cracked. For years, I thought it was a yixing pot as I knew nothing when I first got it. Only when I cleaned it a few years back, did I realize it was Chao Zhou as you can see the concentric circles from the wheel used in the interior. This pot is almost paper thin and it held up at least 15 years. It's a shame it has cracked as it was a very fine pot. So, maybe if I had treated it as Imen recommends, I would still have a healthy pot today?!

BTW, these CZ pots are very good and I have changed my opinon of them a lot in the last year. For Dancong, they are unrivaled.

[nachan]

first i've to apologise for my English
just wanna share with you guys

I live in Bangkok and I've bought 3 Chao Zhou teapots from Bangkok's china town called Yaowarat. They're available in many shops here.
it cost me around 10-35 bucks.

The shopkeeper didn't tell me much about their origin so i've never known about Chao Zhou teapots until i read this topic.(i used to think that they're low quality product cuz it's rather cheap here compared to the other type)

If you come to Thailand,don't forget to check it out.

[Tead Off]

first i've to apologise for my English
just wanna share with you guys

I live in Bangkok and I've bought 3 Chao Zhou teapots from Bangkok's china town called Yaowarat. They're available in many shops here.
it cost me around 10-35 bucks.

The shopkeeper didn't tell me much about their origin so i've never known about Chao Zhou teapots until i read this topic.(i used to think that they're low quality product cuz it's rather cheap here compared to the other type)

If you come to Thailand,don't forget to check it out.

Sawatdee, Khun Nachan

I probably know the shops you have gotten your Chao Zhou teapots from. 1 is on Yaowarat and another is on Charoen Krung. The better quality CZ pots are not shiny on the exterior. If you go to teahabitat.com, you can see better quality pots. You can actually feel the difference when you hold them in your hand, the lower quality ones are much lighter in weight, generally.

[nachan]

first i've to apologise for my English
just wanna share with you guys

I live in Bangkok and I've bought 3 Chao Zhou teapots from Bangkok's china town called Yaowarat. They're available in many shops here.
it cost me around 10-35 bucks.

The shopkeeper didn't tell me much about their origin so i've never known about Chao Zhou teapots until i read this topic.(i used to think that they're low quality product cuz it's rather cheap here compared to the other type)

If you come to Thailand,don't forget to check it out.

Sawatdee, Khun Nachan

I probably know the shops you have gotten your Chao Zhou teapots from. 1 is on Yaowarat and another is on Charoen Krung. The better quality CZ pots are not shiny on the exterior. If you go to teahabitat.com, you can see better quality pots. You can actually feel the difference when you hold them in your hand, the lower quality ones are much lighter in weight, generally.

khun tead off,
I got them from the shop on Charoen Krung ka. i don't know if i can get any good quality teapot in BKK

[Tead Off]

first i've to apologise for my English
just wanna share with you guys

I live in Bangkok and I've bought 3 Chao Zhou teapots from Bangkok's china town called Yaowarat. They're available in many shops here.
it cost me around 10-35 bucks.

The shopkeeper didn't tell me much about their origin so i've never known about Chao Zhou teapots until i read this topic.(i used to think that they're low quality product cuz it's rather cheap here compared to the other type)

If you come to Thailand,don't forget to check it out.

Sawatdee, Khun Nachan

I probably know the shops you have gotten your Chao Zhou teapots from. 1 is on Yaowarat and another is on Charoen Krung. The better quality CZ pots are not shiny on the exterior. If you go to teahabitat.com, you can see better quality pots. You can actually feel the difference when you hold them in your hand, the lower quality ones are much lighter in weight, generally.

khun tead off,
I got them from the shop on Charoen Krung ka. i don't know if i can get any good quality teapot in BKK

You can but maybe not in Chinatown. I know where. You can private message to me.

[nachan]

You can but maybe not in Chinatown. I know where. You can private message to me.

Did you get my pm

[Tead Off]

You can but maybe not in Chinatown. I know where. You can private message to me.

Did you get my pm

No, I didn't.

[David R.]

Postcard Teas has just added some Chao Zhou teapots to its selection. They are all made by Master Zhang, the former potter Imen used to work with, I think. Some of them are really art pieces.

[Tead Off]

Postcard Teas has just added some Chao Zhou teapots to its selection. They are all made by Master Zhang, the former potter Imen used to work with, I think. Some of them are really art pieces.

2 things come to mind when I see this name Master Zhang. IIRC, Imen used to sell his pots quite inexpensively. And, didn't she mention something about there being a high % of breakage from using boiling water with them? I think this may be the reason she only carries Master Wu's Chao Zhou pots. Can anyone corroborate this?

Postcard Teas is certainly not shy about their pricing.

[tingjunkie]

And, didn't she mention something about there being a high % of breakage from using boiling water with them? I think this may be the reason she only carries Master Wu's Chao Zhou pots. Can anyone corroborate this?

Yes, that's how I remember it too. No fun using a pot if your always waiting for the other shoe to drop (or the other pot to crack, as it were).

[Tead Off]

And, didn't she mention something about there being a high % of breakage from using boiling water with them? I think this may be the reason she only carries Master Wu's Chao Zhou pots. Can anyone corroborate this?

Yes, that's how I remember it too. No fun using a pot if your always waiting for the other shoe to drop (or the other pot to crack, as it were).

And, weren't they priced way under $100? Even under $50?

[David R.]

After reading more carefully, I realized these pots were not made by the potter who made cheap pots for Imen, but by his father, a well known artist who received the title of “National Master of Ceramics” from the Chinese government.

Imen spoke about him on her blog. This will best explain the prices. Also, these pieces are special models which were used for the exhibition PcT just had.