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Lewis Perin

(Scott Dorsey) writes:

>kyleshen > wrote:
>>All the "vintage" Yixings from 5000friend are modern fakes. I have been
>>an active Yixing collector for 20 years.
>
>Are they fakes (made of earthenware) or just modern Yixing pots?
>
>I am pretty sure the the vast majority of "vintage" Yixing pots sold are
>in fact modern. That's fine as long as you don't expect you're getting
>something old and rare and are buying it as a thing to drink tea from.
>
>However, if it's a fake that isn't made from zishou (and there are a lot
>of those out there), it won't be the same for drinking tea from.

Uh, I think you mean *zisha*.

/Lew
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