What kind of teapot is this?

[jayinhk]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BEAUTIFUL-VINTA ... 2037757315?

I thought it looked interesting. Wheel thrown and the clay looked decent, and it looked pretty well crafted. The high international shipping put me off. Doesn't look like Yixing to me, but I could be wrong. What was it and was it worth the price paid?

[Tead Off]

Chao Zhou, probably. Or, maybe it is one of the low-end wheel made Yixing that Lvwen mentioned are being made.

[jayinhk]

Exactly what I was thinking too, on both counts, but I can't read the Chinese.

[bagua7]

Chaozhou man, Chaozhou pot. Looks OK, they brew good puerh. I don't know who bought it but when I opened that page I just saw the seller's avatar and cracked a good laugh: a cat being crowned like a king by cherubim?

[jayinhk]

Lol, I missed the avatar. That is funny, especially the way you described it!

[Hmm]

Exactly what I was thinking too, on both counts, but I can't read the Chinese.

It says on the bottom stamp that it's Zhongguo yixing.

[jayinhk]

And the p(l)ot thickens...

[jayinhk]

Received this pot today--it was cheap, I liked the carving and the clay and stamp looked interesting. Chaozhou? Also, what's the story behind the man on the bird?

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCzHXUbyCkS ... y=jayinhkg

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCzMmNoSCqs ... y=jayinhkg

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCzIEYEyClY ... y=jayinhkg

https://www.instagram.com/p/BCzHbNVyCkV ... y=jayinhkg

EDIT: Yes, Chaozhou. Check out this assortment! Mine appears to be older, but I got it for the same price as an average new one. $15 shipped!

https://shop106935831.world.taobao.com/ ... 1836444417

[Tsubo]

Funny, I have a similar pot at first showed, different shape but seems to have same markings on bottom and in the lid :

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[Tead Off]

Tsubo,

It appears to be Yixing made. Does it also show the concentric rings on the inside of the lid and inner body?
Evidently, there are wheel made Yixing pots in the market. I guess it was just a matter of time till they appeared.

[jayinhk]

Tsubo, how does the pot perform? We had a dealer from Yixing come on here and tell us the wheel-thrown kind are for tourist-grade pots, but Tsubo's pot and the one I linked to look rather well-made.

[Tead Off]

A wheel thrown pot can be well made but it is not a traditionally made Yixing pot. The consistency of the clay has to be changed to throw Yixing clay. Maybe this is why they are called 'commercial grade' pots. They shouldn't fetch the same prices as traditionally made ones.

[lvwen]

It is a Yixing thrown made teapot alright. On the bottom, the 7 characters of outside half circle means literally"good teapot makes good tea" The 8 characters in the central block means "Thrown made by Mr. Ma, Yixing, China". The small 1 and 2 characters on both sides of the central chop mark is the maker's name., Ma Jianlin.
There are different opinions on thrown made Zisha teapots in China. Some people are more tolerate, thinking it is an interesting experiment. While others are more conservative, thinking they are not made in a traditional way, which might change the porous structure of the Zisha material. Also, it is also suspected of adding additional material to make Zisha suitable for throw making.

[Tsubo]

Does it also show the concentric rings on the inside of the lid and inner body?

Same concentric marks inside.

We had a dealer from Yixing come on here and tell us the wheel-thrown kind are for tourist-grade pots, but Tsubo's pot and the one I linked to look rather well-made.

Yes, it's clearly not a tourist-grad pot, finishing are well made, so is also the build-in bubble filter, it was high-fired

how does the pot perform

Pretty good with oolongs

[jayinhk]

Sounds interesting. I want to try one out now. I'll see if I can find a quality wheel-thrown Yixing on Taobao.