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<p>[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 769641, member: 59"]No - I am not saying it "might be a copy" at all. I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. The dark color and unglazed exterior do look right for Yixing. But I've never seen one with the glazed interior yours has. And I have been led to believe that the tea brewing process in an unglazed pot imparts a special taste. It may simply be a variation I did not know about.</p><p><br /></p><p>The person who "has this" and says it is "Yixing by zisha" is at least mis-informed about the terms.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I said I wouldn't lay odds on finding a match, I merely meant that the list on Gotheborg is not intended to be definitive or comprehensive and seems relatively short for the length of time this style of pot has been in production.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bakersgma, post: 769641, member: 59"]No - I am not saying it "might be a copy" at all. I'm not sure exactly how to describe it. The dark color and unglazed exterior do look right for Yixing. But I've never seen one with the glazed interior yours has. And I have been led to believe that the tea brewing process in an unglazed pot imparts a special taste. It may simply be a variation I did not know about. The person who "has this" and says it is "Yixing by zisha" is at least mis-informed about the terms. When I said I wouldn't lay odds on finding a match, I merely meant that the list on Gotheborg is not intended to be definitive or comprehensive and seems relatively short for the length of time this style of pot has been in production.[/QUOTE]
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