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Nor are Asian ceramics my field. My comment on Paul Courtney's
possible Yixing identification--which really is a very good educated
guess--was based on casual impressions derived from periods I
spent in China and Taiwan some years ago that included museum
visits, poking about curio, antique, and handicraft shops, a trip to
Yixing, and, of course, tea drinking! :)
I agree that if a definitive identification is needed, a consultation
with an expert in East Asian ceramics would be productive.
--Chris Borstel
> Regardless of the identification of the Florida teapot (and Asian
> ceramics are not my field) I have looked up Yixing ware and found it
> described variouslly as earthenware (it is noted for its porosity) by
> modern distributors and invariably as stoneware by museum curators. As
> it is today apparently fired at 1200 0cent. it must be very close to
> being a stoneware but is slightly porous which suggests it has not
> vitified ?? But as I said before show the Florida pot to a
> specialist. Must buy one when I am rich.
>
> paul courtney
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