“Vitrified” can go past bloating, especially when larger impurities are present. The iron-bearing clay is being pushed to the edge. High iron clays are not like porcelain which can be fired to the density point of zero porosity, and often beyond that, without ever bloating or blistering.
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Yixing Teapots
Hao-Tong Yan, a Yixing teapot craftsmen, and I have been trying to understand the technical reasons for how this amazing craft is possible. It is a fascinating story that culminates in the possibility of making your own Yixing-like clay body. |
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