Btw, if you don't mind, please don't bid on the small pumpkin one lol it's for a friend of mine
Yixing Collector Selling His Pots
There is a Yixing collector selling a lot of his collection on eBay. I got the pot in the photo for only 13 bucks. I don't know if I'll get in trouble for posting a link, so until I hear otherwise, just message me and I'll give you the info. I just wanted to share a cool find with you guys.
Btw, if you don't mind, please don't bid on the small pumpkin one lol it's for a friend of mine
Btw, if you don't mind, please don't bid on the small pumpkin one lol it's for a friend of mine
"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation." - Bertrand Russell
Beware of fraudurous claims on ebay, I read reviews that staited that the pot was artificially made old with shoe paste, and the quality of those teapots is very low, and not safe for use, it may contain harmful chemicals, I suggest asking around for trustworthy vendors. And good yixing pots do not have stains on them, and not periferic stains, a good clay only gets a shine from use, that teapot looks like a fake.
Please understand that it is hard to buy good yixings, the market is flooded with fakes, consult with veteran tea drinkers before making a purchase that you might regret.
Please understand that it is hard to buy good yixings, the market is flooded with fakes, consult with veteran tea drinkers before making a purchase that you might regret.
Check out this stained pot from a tea farmer on the FLT blog.
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TokyoB
Oni, so you're saying that from the picture and the description you can tell this is a fake??
The feedback from his previous customer's was great, and the description sounded pretty solid:
This Yixing Antique teapot is part of a collection of about 100 Chinese teapots I collected from trips to China. I have to liquidate some of my collections before
I retire so over the next few month I will be listing more of these rare and unique personel teapots. Yixing clay is a type of stoneware clay produced in the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu province of China. Its use dates back to the Song Dynasty. From the 17th century on, the ware was commonly exported to Europe. The finished stoneware, which is used for teaware and are usually red or brown in colour.They are also typically unglazed. Some of the Yixing teapots are one of a kind pieces and some are marked on the bottom in Chinese with the makers mark. If you have any questions please email me and I will do my best to answer your questions. I will combine the shipping for multiple auctions you win to help save on the shipping costs, Just send me an email after you win and let me know what items you want to have shipped together and I will give you the combined shipping charges #82 This teapot is a red clay color, it has a Bat on the Lid and Bats on each side of the teapot with a dragon mouth spout and a dragon mouth on the handle and the makers mark on the bottom,it is approx 3 1/4 "tall, 5 1/4" long and 3 1/2"wide. and no cracks or chips. #82
I appreciate opinions, but I don't really see this as being fraud...
I hope I wasn't fooled...
The feedback from his previous customer's was great, and the description sounded pretty solid:
This Yixing Antique teapot is part of a collection of about 100 Chinese teapots I collected from trips to China. I have to liquidate some of my collections before
I retire so over the next few month I will be listing more of these rare and unique personel teapots. Yixing clay is a type of stoneware clay produced in the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu province of China. Its use dates back to the Song Dynasty. From the 17th century on, the ware was commonly exported to Europe. The finished stoneware, which is used for teaware and are usually red or brown in colour.They are also typically unglazed. Some of the Yixing teapots are one of a kind pieces and some are marked on the bottom in Chinese with the makers mark. If you have any questions please email me and I will do my best to answer your questions. I will combine the shipping for multiple auctions you win to help save on the shipping costs, Just send me an email after you win and let me know what items you want to have shipped together and I will give you the combined shipping charges #82 This teapot is a red clay color, it has a Bat on the Lid and Bats on each side of the teapot with a dragon mouth spout and a dragon mouth on the handle and the makers mark on the bottom,it is approx 3 1/4 "tall, 5 1/4" long and 3 1/2"wide. and no cracks or chips. #82
I appreciate opinions, but I don't really see this as being fraud...
I hope I wasn't fooled...
Last edited by depravitea on Jun 11th, '09, 14:53, edited 1 time in total.
Better safe than sorry, beeing overcautious is a good thing in a market flooded with fakes, and for that price it is more likely to be a fake. Just remember to make good research before you buy, and from a picture nobody can tell you all the details, not even an expert, they must hold it in their hand and listen to it`s sound, and some shops are using photoshop to enchant the picture.
As an example I got an original certificate with my yixing, and there is a chinese site that helps you find the artist who made your teapot, I was lucky and I found my artist by name and picture, and her description matched word by word (translated with babelfish) to the description given by the seller, this is an example of good researching.
As an example I got an original certificate with my yixing, and there is a chinese site that helps you find the artist who made your teapot, I was lucky and I found my artist by name and picture, and her description matched word by word (translated with babelfish) to the description given by the seller, this is an example of good researching.
Oni - that's true only in the case of well done pictures/pots that might be fake but could be real.Oni wrote:Better safe than sorry, beeing overcautious is a good thing in a market flooded with fakes, and for that price it is more likely to be a fake. Just remember to make good research before you buy, and from a picture nobody can tell you all the details, not even an expert, they must hold it in their hand and listen to it`s sound, and some shops are using photoshop to enchant the picture.
In this case..... I have no doubt whatsoever in my mind that this is not a pot that I would want to use for making tea, or really, for anything else. It is very suspect.
I appreciate the advice Oni, though it sounds like you conducted your research after you had already purchased your teapot...
I guess I may have made the mistake of assuming since the pot I was purchasing was from a collector, it would be solid.
I guess I can only wait to see...
Oni, where might I find a nice, simple pot, something kind of like your avatar picture?
I guess I may have made the mistake of assuming since the pot I was purchasing was from a collector, it would be solid.
I guess I can only wait to see...
Oni, where might I find a nice, simple pot, something kind of like your avatar picture?
No, I know it's not 17th century, he was just giving a brief history... I appreciate what you said though. I'm not sure if I should use it given all the info I just read - chemicals and such...
Well, it sounds as if I've been had.
I don't have a problem paying for a quality pot (I do have a limit though) guess I'll just need to find a place...
Well, it sounds as if I've been had.
I don't have a problem paying for a quality pot (I do have a limit though) guess I'll just need to find a place...
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Depravitea, I don't know your budget, but here are some well known places I can think of offhanddepravitea wrote:Oni, where might I find a nice, simple pot, something kind of like your avatar picture?
Fun Alliance
ZishaTeapot
Yunnan Sourcing
Nadacha
Dragon Tea House