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Teacups I need to be fully vitrified, the logic being that a teacup should have less porosity because it encounters many kinds of teas and shouldn’t retain their flavors (whereas teapots are expected to be a little porous). This demand makes it even more important that they have a shape that has inherent strength to resist warping (especially given that they is not lid to hold the lip circular).
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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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