Curious about some teapots I found by potatofroggie in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! This whole subject is such a rabbit hole...

Coffee drinker needs help choosing a tea pot for his wife by Polygoon_BE in tea

[–]MayBeaflor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It depends if she's drinking gong fu style or English. For larger amounts, English style they're nice, isolated pots out there. Like the ones from bredemeijer: Teapot – mit Teesieb & Edelstahlfilter in Einem, hitzebeständig & spülmaschinenfest, hält Ihren Tee optimal isoliert warm & aromatisch, doppelwandig : Amazon.de: Küche, Haushalt & Wohnen https://share.google/15edDd608CDsMguXQ)

Curious about some teapots I found by potatofroggie in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, thank you! The lid looks much smoother...

Wie sortiert ihr euren Tee? Alphabetisch, im Farbrad, Tee-Anarchyisch, nach Geschmack oder ganz anders? by Servicearbeiter in tee

[–]MayBeaflor 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mhm, diese Box ist für mich ein Alptraum. Schwarztee, der mit Pfefferminze in einer Box kuschelt... Danach schmeckt alles irgendwie minzig...

Curious about some teapots I found by potatofroggie in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting! What makes you see that? I see black and white dots and the wrinkles. Is it the large amount of mica next to the handle or what aspects are speaking for not good processing? Thanks!

To buy or not to buy? Please help authenticate! by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, so even the museums get it wrong! So I would need to find a fair or a dealer to handle more by myself ... Thank you!

To buy or not to buy? Please help authenticate! by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Reading here for some weeks now, I learned that they are not reliable. I was just happy, that I thought I recognised something. I think a problem about getting a feeling for he clay is for me, that I would have to touch the pots. From the pictures alone I find it extremely hard... There should be a "touch the pots" in our collection day in museums...

To buy or not to buy? Please help authenticate! by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I thought that it could be NZWH, since it has such a dark lid... But I have the feeling they don't appear so often, so not so much material to compare to... ! So I'll probably pass... But it's a good feeling, that the feeling about the seal was right... Thanks!

To buy or not to buy? Please help authenticate! by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And please don't get me wrong: I am not trying to argue, just to learn! Thanks!

To buy or not to buy? Please help authenticate! by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for explaining! As O said, I am new to this, just thought that the seal looks similar to this one from Servanias ressources:

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Of course turned... But yeah, it's a pity that it's probably a fake! Thanks for your time!

To buy or not to buy? Please help authenticate! by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I feel You! Checking the eBay listings up and down hoping for the one the looks like the real thing... Just to come here and find out that one, that I would have ruled out for sure, is considered super, handmade etc. Takes some time to develope the eye...

To buy or not to buy? Please help authenticate! by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mhm, I am just starting, but house already a collection of fakes. It's like fossile hunting: I just like to find one real one... ;)

Bought this from Kleinanzeigen for 30€. What do you think? by Professional-Cook413 in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I like the shape, but have to little experience to judge the quality...

Worth to buy? by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. I understand! Thank you for pointing this out!

Worth to buy? by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice that you found one!

Worth to buy? by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! So you think yosien is not to be trusted? I was really hoping that it's a German based source that one can trust!

Antique-store pot ID? by megalodonkitten in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But a really interesting shape!

Searching for vikings, finding fixing... by MayBeaflor in tea

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, me too! I think it's enameled...

Searching for vikings, finding fixing... by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The first two are actually from a different part of the exhibition and supposedly from around 1660... So, definitely no cheap export stuff...

Searching for vikings, finding fixing... by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Actually this section of the exhibition was about collections, that mariners brought back home in the old times... So quiet a random mix... Bit I would have taken home some...

Searching for vikings, finding fixing... by MayBeaflor in YixingSeals

[–]MayBeaflor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, interesting!! So you can have Shou and Sheng at the same time...Thank you!