Need info about a yixing

[argus]

Can someone help with this yixing teapot that I'm considering as an introduction to yixings after a year of brewing teas in gaiwans.

Is it slipcast or molded?

What kind of clay could it be?

Once again, i'm not looking for quality or anything special just a small introduction

[chrl42]

16$ is about 100rmb in China, isn't it?

[IPT]

It's about 106.00RMB

Remember, with zisha, you get what you pay for. Personally, I'd recommend getting the best teapot you can afford because you invest a lot of time in seasoning a zisha teapot and, if in the future, you decide to no longer use it, then all that time is lost. That's just my personal opinion. Of course, you can take it or leave it.

[argus]

Ye, I'm well aware of all those points. Right now I'm still exploring and I cannot justify spending a lot of money on a teapot that I could end up not using. If I like what this teapot offers (and I am aware of its cheap price) I can promote it to my workplace setup and buy myself a nice semi-hand made teapot from a respectable dealer (like you IPT) for a proper tea experience

If I don't like it I still have a nice decorative piece.

So, anyone with hints about the manufacturing process and general type of clay?

[chrl42]

Ye, I'm well aware of all those points. Right now I'm still exploring and I cannot justify spending a lot of money on a teapot that I could end up not using. If I like what this teapot offers (and I am aware of its cheap price) I can promote it to my workplace setup and buy myself a nice semi-hand made teapot from a respectable dealer (like you IPT) for a proper tea experience

If I don't like it I still have a nice decorative piece.

So, anyone with hints about the manufacturing process and general type of clay?

that's the problem, cos that website doesn't offer many valueable informations.

if zisha means that traditional zisha of Yellow Dragon mountain, that price should go up a lot, if zisha means just clay from Yixing, price'd also go up by double. And there are many clays around Yixing especially Zhejiang. Clay itself might be ok with body, but clueless chemical powder-contained one can be not.

[argus]

The little sucker arrived. Looks nice, its a bit leaky on the lid, plugging the lid hole doesn't stop the waterflow completely. It does brew tea and cuts down on the bitterness of sheng pu in the process, altho I think it dulls the rest of the aromas too.

All in all, for the money spent it was a really nice purchase and I most definitely love using a teapot instead of a gaiwan. Now its time to start putting some money away for a nice handmade pot!

[bagua7]

Now its time to start putting some money away for a nice handmade pot!

See, now you have to spend extra money when you could have done the right thing from the beginning.

[tingjunkie]

All in all, for the money spent it was a really nice purchase and I most definitely love using a teapot instead of a gaiwan.

Sounds like the right thing to me.

[bagua7]

Now I can take a look at the pot as I am at home (an quoting chrl42):

Clay itself might be ok with body, but clueless chemical powder-contained one can be not.

This is a big worry with cheap mainland Chinese pots: chemicals.

Personally I wouldn't use it, but hey to each their own.