To identify the quality of zisha pots, mainly from these three points!
1, installation process
In appearance, from the side of the pot, the mouth, mouth and handle of the pot should be flush; from above, the mouth of the pot handle should be in the same straight line, there should be no skewed, and in the middle of the body of the pot. The surface of the mouth and lid should be flat and undulating, and the fit should be tight, with no traces of sandpaper or file polishing. There should be no cracks or flakes throughout the body, and if there are, it's a second-rate product, priced at least one-third shorter.
Pay particular attention to the mouth, handle, drip and pot body, pot cover inlaid place, in addition to the bottom of the pot, the pot mouth edge, the cover of the mouth edge and flower goods decorations are also inlaid, should not have cracks, there are a lot of cracks in the inside of the pot, especially to be careful. Flaking, on the other hand, can occur on the end surfaces of the mouth, spout and lid, which are prone to impact.
2, craftsmanship
The joints should have a natural and smooth transition, with no signs of artificial repair. The lines should be straight and clear, without dragging, the image of the flower goods should be as realistic and textured as possible, and the traces of tool retouching should be as few as possible.
We have to measure the specifications of the overall mechanical processing, a good pot should be as if it is processed with the overall mechanical processing out of the general, and its processing accuracy of 500 yuan of pots as a standard, glossy per centimeter of non-stylized undulation shall not exceed ± 0.1 millimeters, the assembly accuracy error shall not exceed 1 millimeter, the mouth and the cover with the fit of the gap in the 0.5 millimeters or so, if the cover is symmetrical geometric shape, then the cover in all symmetrical direction should fit well.
It is important to note here that there should be no traces of sandpaper or file sanding for a good fit.
3, firing
In the firing process due to uneven fire, temperature may cause uneven color, bubbles, too old or too young and other phenomena, which should also be noted.
After more than a thousand years of historical evolution, Yixing Zisha pots with its unique clay, ingenious production techniques, set in line with the scientific production process, exquisite artifacts modeling, have enunciation of the practical function of the world's famous pottery.
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In shape, from the side of the pot, the mouth, mouth and handle of the pot should be flush; from the top, the mouth of the pot handle should be in the same straight line, there should be no skewed, and in the middle of the pot body. Mouth, cover surface should be flat without undulation, fit should be tight, no sandpaper or file sanding marks.
Expanded Information
Zisha pots can be opened in accordance with the three steps of "waking up, moistening and drying the pot"
Waking up the pot, in simple terms, is to clean up the pot, then directly after the cleaning of the pot, the pot will be opened to the public. After we cleaned up the Zisha kettle, directly Zisha kettle cover body separation into the pot, and then add pure water to boil, and then slow cooking for about 30 minutes. It is important to note that the boiled pot should not be taken directly to the cold water.
Run the pot, you can understand the pot friends as a test brew, with a large number of tea leaves into the waking Zisha pot, and then poured into the boiling water, and finally covered with a lid and left to stand for 3-5 hours.
Drying the pot means that we will be treated above the zisha pot again with pure water to clean, and then gently wipe clean with a dry rag, and then in accordance with the simple method of opening the pot we talked about above the last treatment again that completed the entire process of zisha pot opening.