I was telling my grandma about this video and these expensive pots from China, she brings me to the cinema room cabinet where all the antiques are kept, and pulls out a zisha pot with a set of cups, turns out she got it in Beijing as a gift while she was working as a professor in the early 1980s
@@ExplodingVolcano777 haha ig if i accepted it yeah, i tend to turn down most things that feels like its being given to me purely for monetary reasons. I dont like to be tied down to someones favor if that makes sense, kinda weird but idk
As a tea obsessed person, here are some (small) corrections and misconceptions: * The porosity isn't important because of the oxygen content, but because this allows the tea to absorb some of the minirals from the clay and past teas. This improves and mellows the minerality (stone-like taste) of the tea as well as its structure (how long the taste remains in the mouth). * On preserving the flavour of the tea: In order to get the most "true" flavour of the tea, you would be using a porcelain gaiwan to brew, not a clay pot. A clay pot is designed to _enhance_ the flavour of the tea by adding a kind of minirality which is unique to the clay. * Not an error, but a fun addendum: A lot of the artistry in a good pot comes from the perfection of its shape and the quality of the fit (how closely does the lid fit on) as well as the pour (how laminar is the flow which comes out). So sometimes you'll see "simple" pots with a high value. That's why.
One more aspect of zisha is that due to the ceramic being porous, it actually becomes stained from the tea brewed in it. I visited a zisha craftsman in China, and he would brew tea nonstop in his shop and dump it out just to get more fresh tea flowing through the pot. It’s a form of art that increases in value the older and more used it is.
@@zissimus8462 but raising/ seasoning a teapot is not the same as getting it stained. Especially roasted teas eg yancha hinder the seasoning speed of a zisha clay teapot. You can see the difference over time when you underfill your pot and do not pour tea over it. When using this dry brewing technique the teapot (depending on the clay and its quality) will become even more shinier than by simply staining it with tea. The tea oils settle down and with constant polishing with a tea towel it will become nearly like a mirror shine. In china it is called monk head. Because it becomes as shiny as a shaved monk‘s head over time.
@@J.Leistikow yeah. That's true. I just wanted to say something simpler and easier to grasp for people that are not into Zisha. Naturally, you are right and I oversimplified it. For me the combination of the shine and the stains is what really sells it.
@Adzuki I just hope you don't actually boil the water since it turns the tea bitter. Different teas should steep at different temperatures depending on the type of tea.
Zisha is the clay, the style/lineage is Yixing, from Yixing, China. Zisha refers to purple, red, and variations of clay owned by the family. A family who has long had a “Zisha” clay pit, deems a higher price for the material, as well as multiple generation Yixing teapot maker. I studied with Gu Me Xun, Yixing master, also sells teapots up to 50k. The clay contributes to the tea flavor, hence the “perceived value” to connoisseurs. Great story!
@@agentcooper6179 "low class comment" Lol wtf does that even mean? Are you saying it's IMPOSSIBLE for equally good clay to be anywhere else on planet earth?
If you are tea lover, never miss the chance to use clay tea pot for your tea. The taste will be a lot different than normal glass/metal tea pot, the aroma would be great for clay teapot and cup. And even the brewing method will change the tea a lot, example sun brew, cold brew and the brew temperature.
@@FatBellyChemist1234 if the inside were seasoned the way that metal frying pans are seasoned, it should seal the pores of the clay, but then you won't get the clay aroma in the tea.
Yixing tea pots are really fascinating. One of my mom's friends was a very famous pot maker in Yixing (I forgot his name now). Seeing the dedication and hard work needed for mastering this art is truly admirable.
I've been to China back in 2005 and their tea culture is no joke. Went back again ten years later in 2015 and it's still going strong. If anyone goes to China make sure to try some of the tea shops it's definitely worth it.
I bought two teapots like these when I moved out of my parents’ house into my own apartment. One has a goldfish on the top representing abundance (I was rather poor at the time) and the other has a cicada representing new birth. These beautiful art pieces helped me have direction during that time. I have them to this day and will pass them to my children.
A few years back, I acutally went to nixin to experience this with a family friend who makes them for a living. He says that the clay is indeed lessening and the collection is very restricted, and the better the maker, the more zisha clay they have saved in storage. I met his apprentice too, and even made my own teapot shaped like a gourd with a frog on top. Truly unique and very very special.
I would buy this over any pair of Jordan's. If I had the money. Once this skill of craftsman dies out there will be none left. A living treasure of the past
Also these teapots are not a depreciating asset bc they can survive more than hundred years and still b useful and be even more expensive since its now an heirloom.
@@fourdoorsmorehoes there's a limited amount of the exact orr they're using even if it wasn't illegal to mine it. Every other Vietnamese kid can sew you a pair of Jordans ;)
Those to things are not comparable in value in case. This is like saying I’d rather have some expertly crafted piece of jewelry over comme de garçon converses. Well yeah of course you would. Then again people value different things.
This comment sections shows how unappreciative people are of eachothers work. This is a real skill that took time to cultivate. Please, don't stop sharing these wonderful videos of such classy people who carry themselves with honor.
I spend in Yixing and Dingshuzhen many months during 10 years. Sadly missed very important information, that on the market around 95% of teapots from Yixing is ban-shougong, which means half-handmade, with the help of molds. Also very interesting, that using this techniques also is ceramic centers in Nixing (Guangxi province), Jianshui (yunnan), and northern Guangdong, near Chaozhou. They did not use zisha, but local clay, and it's also very valuable .
I've seen these teapots growing up countless times. I did not realize they were so expensive and now even more rare since the ore is now restricted from being mined.
I come from the town from which Zisha originated, and surprisingly never knew about the price until now. A very interesting video part of one of my fav series on YT!
_“The first cup moistens my lips and throat. The second shatters my loneliness. The third causes the wrongs of life to fade gently from my recollection. The fourth purifies my soul. The fifth lifts me to the realms of the unwinking gods."_
"When I'm done conquering Ba-Sing-Se, I'm gonna build myself a tea shop, and drink tea everyday!" -Around what Uncle Iroh said at the end of the 100 year's war.
@@jamesporter6288 It's mainly because of the one who made it, a master craftsman, and that title takes decades to earn so there are only so few teapots made by that individual. Paintings aren't supposed to be worth millions too.
looks to me like it was from the top leaking down? so it's less because of the pot itself being not well-made, but because there was too much liquid/she wanted to show off from pouring it at a great height at that angle lol
I feel like all of these “ why so expensive” vids answer their own questions almost immediately. It’s either due to lack of supply, artificial price increases, or because it’s a handcrafted item requiring many years of study to create. Still love these videos though.
It's all about the clout the woman has. If the pot is made by a no-name, it wouldn't be expensive at all. People just don't wanna accept that because China. LOL
Zisha was not only used for tea pot, it was also used in bigger pot for cooking, we had a big one when I was a kid and the soup made using it was really different from a porcelain pot and tastes so good
@@hilarysvariety5839 It won’t crack, as long as it’s well made,and yes it’s way thicker than than the zisha teapot,we been cooking soup outta this for manny years.
The reasons all summed up: Just because. It takes time to make a lot of things that don't have the huge of a markup. It takes skill to make a lot of things that don't have that huge of a markup. It takes rare materials to make a lot of things that don't have that huge of a markup. "This ain't it, boss."
Geezus! What dedication they have! To spend 30 years in order to be just qualified enough to earn the title master is crazy! I can’t imagine honing a skill or craft over that long a period 😦 definitely a lifetime skill
@@VadimDrevenchuk Not exactly the same. You can find surgeons in nearly all developed Western countries. How many of these qualified tea pot makers are there? If anything it tells you what people value more
I appreciate and respect the skill involved in that. I'd like to see a blind taste testing. Have 50 different off the shelf good quality tea kettles. Have 3 of the be those ones and see if the difference can me told.
I'd be willing to bet good money there is no difference. People will claim there is a difference or else their ridiculously over priced tea pot is just a waste of money
but if you don't know what to look for how can you tell the differences? do you have enough experience to judge? it's like you explain a scent of something to someone who never smell it before.
@@jn6305 Why are you so sure there'd be a difference? The world's best wine tasters are unable to distinguish supposedly exquisite wine from cheap wine in blind taste tests. Never underestimate the placebo effect.
Gorgeous! A pottery instructor of mine had visited Yixing several years back and had told us of these teapots. After a little research online, I found a small, exquisitely crafted vessel. For fear of breaking it, I have never used it. Instead, it's a reminder of the craftsmanship of these artists. Respect...🙌
Awesome! Before Covid, to start my day, I used to go every Saturday to a tea and coffee house where they served Chinese tea. That one is now closed and my city does not have another one.
Get a tea set! I'm not a serious tea drinker so porcelain works fine for me and they are affordable. The 'ritual' of making tea in the Chinese or Japanese way is definitely a mood setter. Talk about mindfulness. Helps me slow down.
my family is obsessed with tea and my mom's friend makes zisha teapots. We have one at home and it really does elevate the tea drinking experience (tho it also makes it scary bc I'm always so scared i'll break the teapot)
Notice how smooth the water streams out fron the teapot and minimal splashes entering the cup. That is one of the criteria worthy of its price too. Other than materials, craftmanship and scarcity.
My grandpa in Taiwan who passed 10 years ago was an avid collector of these pots and would drink pu’er tea from them - tea has never tasted the same for me! Always going to be chasing that dragon
Whew, they do not mess around with these teapots! Its the first time I've seen something from China featured on here, which is great, I'd love to see more...there must be many interesting, old, expensive arts to show
Anastasia Stellar Japanese product have a high level of craftsmanship and their consumer products are reliable so people prefer it ,and Chinese traditional crafts are great too
@@voltgaming2213 I think what op means is that the quality of a Chinese product is exactly what you paid for, while a Japanese product is always overpriced (overpriced even for the high quality)
China: expensive because extremely skillful artisan and extremely rare resource. Japan: also expensive because extremely skillful artisan and extremely rare resource. just because you like one country doesnt means you should degrade or undermine another, careful your bias is showing
AMAZING!!! THIS reminds me of my Dad talking about some of the artisans we would go see when I was LITTLE... The cultures of the other countries were so important to HIM... I wish HE was HERE now so I could hear his voice explaining these things...
We see the skilled artisanship, the limited materials going into making this cultural artwork that has roots in an ancient history. Yet, there are a lot of people down here in the comments who like to oversimplify the value of art as economics, and frankly that’s pretty sad.
Because we see people like Elon make billions during a worldwide pandemic, while the rest of the world is struggling. So who are you kidding that economics don't play a role?
What’s really sad is the zisha market today, 99 percent of listed “zisha” products are just machined slip casted, and even dishonest ranked potters participate in this faking.
Her level of craftmanship alone is really worth the amount of money 😭 look at that sparkle! It was created only by her handmade patterns! It's crazy because she only used 1 color, 1 material... 😭No wonder it took decades to master
@@grilledlettuce1845 Teapot is basically the love child of China's two most sought-after arts/industries: tea and pottery (china). Tea brewing rituals are still essential to Chinese and East Asian people's daily life, but Europeans are ignorant of this practice because it was lost in the long trade route from China to Europe. It's quite laughable of you to diminish this culture just because you don't live in a country that values this form of fine art.
Ok so now I might be willing to buy a tea pot like this. I was actually holding off buying one, despite my love of tea and their common design elements of the tea pots being my preference, because I drink a variety of teas. Being stuck with a single tea for a single pot to preserve its flavor wasn’t something I wanted. But, if the flavor preservation comes, not from it imprinting into the pot but the maintenance of the temperature, I feel more secure in buying one. Will I be able to afford it? I hope to someday be able to. I’ve passed up some opportunities already. But it remains to be seen if I will. For now my priority is to find a nice glass tea pot to use for my blooming teas.
Buy a zhuni, not much need to dedicate, and I find dedicating bs anyway.Been drinking multiple tea types on Duanni (most porous) and I just give it a good douse of boiling water after each use.
This is interesting! My $10 water boiler works perfectly well for my $10 loose leaf bulk tea, but I imagine a real connoisseur could definitely see the value of a $3500 tea pot on tea worth a similarly high price/quality.
I own some 60-90s factory 1 yixing tea pots that go for 200-400 euros and it's probably the best clay you can get. Anything higher than that and you're just paying for the artist. Which is cool but it won't make your tea any better. You can taste some differences between porcelain and zisha but they are very subtle, like a slightly different mouthfeel, high notes are a little muted, longer aftertaste, ... That being said tea is the most important factor here, a good pot won't make a bad tea good. High quality tea is much more important than an absurdly expensive yixing pot.
ive been seeing craftsmen make zisha teapots on tiktok and on youtube and i wish at least once in my lifetime that i’ll be able to see someone make it with my own eyes or maybe even gifted one or i hopefully that i can buy one of those in the future
This tea pot increases in value the more it is used due to the amount of tea residue inside it which is believed to make the subsequent brews taste better. There's an old story that a farmer offered tea from an ancient zisha pot to a visiting noble. This tea tasted so divine that the noble offered to buy the pot from him for a huge amount of money. It was agreed so the noble came home to bring the money. The farmer told his wife to clean and prepare the pot, which see did _too_ well by cleaning it shiny inside out, leaving no tea mark and residue left. Later that day when the noble came back, he was immensely disappointed and cancelled the purchase. The reason why? The true value of that pot came from the layers of built-up tea residues after generations of use, which the wife had literally wiped away in a single afternoon.
A very interesting and inspiring video. Yes it's true and correct that teapots should be expensive. There is so much work and talent needed to make a beautiful teapot like the one in this video. I like making teapots but on the wheel, I particularly like the challenge as they are one of the most difficult articles to make. Each one is different and individual. Getting the balance correct is not easy BUT essential, The teapot balance where all the parts come together as one. Thank you for this video/demo and with the narration too.
But one disappointing thing is Zisha teapots are also considered as generally recognized, easy to resell, and matches most middle-aged officials and businessmenandwomen's favors to the tea, making Zisha teapots a very popular bribe item in the widespread corrupted Chinese political and business circle. all of those reasons above skyrocketed the price of Zisha teapots. And this is also what exactly happed to a high-end Chinese liquor brand "Maotai".
That is definitely a LOT of skill and I can appreciate that. But oh god the riches tossed around in fine art, I couldn't imagine. Especially when the price of the art is based on the experience level of the artist, rather than raw skill.
It is a part of the process to control the temperature . In the Middle East people will pour some tea to a glass then from the glass back to the tea pot and again until right temperature achieved so max flavor achieved ...not boiling not lukewarm just the right one .
@@OneTyler2Many it's used as a once use cup in railway stations. A former railway minister popularized it as it's a eco friendly alternative to plastic cups
Please never cancel this series. Such fascinating stuff
Sometimes they are. Other times they are plain stupid. Don't act like every episode is a gem.
@@joeybaseball7352 different strokes for different folks.
@@phernand42 totally agreed.
What you mean? i think you
mean some of destinations
who will block this series . I think you are right
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I was telling my grandma about this video and these expensive pots from China, she brings me to the cinema room cabinet where all the antiques are kept, and pulls out a zisha pot with a set of cups, turns out she got it in Beijing as a gift while she was working as a professor in the early 1980s
Nice.
Make sure you're the inheritor/inheritress.
Wao 😳
Holy, your holding an item worth 5 digits today.
@@ExplodingVolcano777 haha ig if i accepted it yeah, i tend to turn down most things that feels like its being given to me purely for monetary reasons. I dont like to be tied down to someones favor if that makes sense, kinda weird but idk
Are u sure is zisha? Purple clay teapots can have a similar look
As a tea obsessed person, here are some (small) corrections and misconceptions:
* The porosity isn't important because of the oxygen content, but because this allows the tea to absorb some of the minirals from the clay and past teas. This improves and mellows the minerality (stone-like taste) of the tea as well as its structure (how long the taste remains in the mouth).
* On preserving the flavour of the tea: In order to get the most "true" flavour of the tea, you would be using a porcelain gaiwan to brew, not a clay pot. A clay pot is designed to _enhance_ the flavour of the tea by adding a kind of minirality which is unique to the clay.
* Not an error, but a fun addendum: A lot of the artistry in a good pot comes from the perfection of its shape and the quality of the fit (how closely does the lid fit on) as well as the pour (how laminar is the flow which comes out). So sometimes you'll see "simple" pots with a high value. That's why.
thank you very much for your comment!
you meant "pour"?
People who have this sorta of random knowledge but aren’t pushy are so cool
Great comment, OP!
Thanks for this!!
One more aspect of zisha is that due to the ceramic being porous, it actually becomes stained from the tea brewed in it. I visited a zisha craftsman in China, and he would brew tea nonstop in his shop and dump it out just to get more fresh tea flowing through the pot. It’s a form of art that increases in value the older and more used it is.
What?
Yes. Raising your teapot is one of the most fulfilling feelings. For example having your Zhuni nicely stained with Yancha...
@@zissimus8462 but raising/ seasoning a teapot is not the same as getting it stained. Especially roasted teas eg yancha hinder the seasoning speed of a zisha clay teapot. You can see the difference over time when you underfill your pot and do not pour tea over it. When using this dry brewing technique the teapot (depending on the clay and its quality) will become even more shinier than by simply staining it with tea. The tea oils settle down and with constant polishing with a tea towel it will become nearly like a mirror shine. In china it is called monk head. Because it becomes as shiny as a shaved monk‘s head over time.
@@J.Leistikow yeah. That's true. I just wanted to say something simpler and easier to grasp for people that are not into Zisha. Naturally, you are right and I oversimplified it. For me the combination of the shine and the stains is what really sells it.
@Adzuki I just hope you don't actually boil the water since it turns the tea bitter. Different teas should steep at different temperatures depending on the type of tea.
I love finding out why things I've never heard of till just now are so expensive
My thoughts exactly. Videos like this creates demand for products that had little to no demand in the first place in America.
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Didnt know teapots could be that expensive
Zisha is the clay, the style/lineage is Yixing, from Yixing, China. Zisha refers to purple, red, and variations of clay owned by the family. A family who has long had a “Zisha” clay pit, deems a higher price for the material, as well as multiple generation Yixing teapot maker. I studied with Gu Me Xun, Yixing master, also sells teapots up to 50k. The clay contributes to the tea flavor, hence the “perceived value” to connoisseurs. Great story!
I'm sure you could find equally good clay somewhere else on the globe, you just wouldn't be able to market it as fully traditional.
@@Ass_of_Amalek Low class comment.
@@agentcooper6179 "low class comment"
Lol wtf does that even mean?
Are you saying it's IMPOSSIBLE for equally good clay to be anywhere else on planet earth?
@@onsight1751 Low class comment.
Agent Cooper Low class comment.
The tea pots are a form of art.
The sheer amount of care and hardwork for making a single pot is fascinating
If you are tea lover, never miss the chance to use clay tea pot for your tea. The taste will be a lot different than normal glass/metal tea pot, the aroma would be great for clay teapot and cup. And even the brewing method will change the tea a lot, example sun brew, cold brew and the brew temperature.
That's true, here in India we love tea in earthen pots that are made up of clay. The aroma of the soil is so good.
Stick to one type of tea though.
Good to know.
@@FatBellyChemist1234 if the inside were seasoned the way that metal frying pans are seasoned, it should seal the pores of the clay, but then you won't get the clay aroma in the tea.
How about milk tea ? It seems people don't know about it.
Wow. This was very enjoyable to watch. The techniques are interesting and she is very skilled
skilled she is
Yeah I love to watch pottery idk why
Dude it’s BS this is just advertising and inflating silly items lol “special property’s such as in fine wines” 😂 🤣
@@detroitbloodrunsinme8194 Sad that you can't find the value of things in life
@@Verlisify oh I can, just not in some special dirt clay to make a tea pot
Yixing tea pots are really fascinating. One of my mom's friends was a very famous pot maker in Yixing (I forgot his name now). Seeing the dedication and hard work needed for mastering this art is truly admirable.
Oh another birb lover
not that famous
Not worth thousands though for the best craftsmanship.It’s just like buying a luxury bag, overpriced.
I've been to China back in 2005 and their tea culture is no joke. Went back again ten years later in 2015 and it's still going strong. If anyone goes to China make sure to try some of the tea shops it's definitely worth it.
Chinese tea culture is extremely intricate and there's a lot of history and rituals behind it from materials to protocols. It is so fascinating
I bought two teapots like these when I moved out of my parents’ house into my own apartment. One has a goldfish on the top representing abundance (I was rather poor at the time) and the other has a cicada representing new birth. These beautiful art pieces helped me have direction during that time. I have them to this day and will pass them to my children.
Could you please recommend me some reliable websites where I am able to buy these overseas. Currently I’m in Australia. Thank you!
@@caosabrina5410 australia i can sell you
@@caosabrina5410 try to contact me
Didnt know teapots could be that expensive
But would you pay 20 grand for them?
A few years back, I acutally went to nixin to experience this with a family friend who makes them for a living. He says that the clay is indeed lessening and the collection is very restricted, and the better the maker, the more zisha clay they have saved in storage. I met his apprentice too, and even made my own teapot shaped like a gourd with a frog on top. Truly unique and very very special.
I would buy this over any pair of Jordan's. If I had the money. Once this skill of craftsman dies out there will be none left. A living treasure of the past
And that is real scarcity, unlike in Jordans or even diamonds where the manufacturer chose to limit the supply to get higher prices!
Also these teapots are not a depreciating asset bc they can survive more than hundred years and still b useful and be even more expensive since its now an heirloom.
@@llydrsn this is only scarce because the CCP made it scarce, it's the same thing as what Nike is doing with Jordans
@@fourdoorsmorehoes there's a limited amount of the exact orr they're using even if it wasn't illegal to mine it. Every other Vietnamese kid can sew you a pair of Jordans ;)
Those to things are not comparable in value in case. This is like saying I’d rather have some expertly crafted piece of jewelry over comme de garçon converses. Well yeah of course you would. Then again people value different things.
This comment sections shows how unappreciative people are of eachothers work. This is a real skill that took time to cultivate. Please, don't stop sharing these wonderful videos of such classy people who carry themselves with honor.
Good thing the comments are now looking more appreciative.
I spend in Yixing and Dingshuzhen many months during 10 years.
Sadly missed very important information, that on the market around 95% of teapots from Yixing is ban-shougong, which means half-handmade, with the help of molds.
Also very interesting, that using this techniques also is ceramic centers in Nixing (Guangxi province), Jianshui (yunnan), and northern Guangdong, near Chaozhou. They did not use zisha, but local clay, and it's also very valuable .
Yep! Jianshui ones aren’t bad actually, also much more affordable.
I've seen these teapots growing up countless times. I did not realize they were so expensive and now even more rare since the ore is now restricted from being mined.
If I could afford it I’d buy one by her and spend hours just looking at it! They are exquisite.
Thanks for posting. As a dedicated tea drinker, I'm now envious of anyone who possesses an example of this art form.
Videos of people making these teapots is very relaxing and deeply satisfying. Makes me want to get one for myself.
I come from the town from which Zisha originated, and surprisingly never knew about the price until now. A very interesting video part of one of my fav series on YT!
I’m glad stuff like this is expensive it keeps the traditions alive and in demand, I’ll be shopping at Walmart but man would love one of those.
_“The first cup moistens my lips and throat. The second shatters my loneliness. The third causes the wrongs of life to fade gently from my recollection. The fourth purifies my soul. The fifth lifts me to the realms of the unwinking gods."_
where's that from?
"When I'm done conquering Ba-Sing-Se, I'm gonna build myself a tea shop, and drink tea everyday!" -Around what Uncle Iroh said at the end of the 100 year's war.
The sixth makes me awake through night, and drowsy on then next day
The skills are incredible and the product so beautiful. You're lucky to come from such an ancient cultural background.
I love watching this series, it's so cool to see people who are keeping traditions like this alive.
Such a beautiful profession. Its always a pleasure to see artisan workers still enjoying their skills, and not taken over by machines.
I love my Zisha teapot. Mine is very simple compared to those in this episode but it makes great tea. It is a cherished possession. Now I'm thirsty!
1:06 That’s a wrong picture. Huanglong Mountain in Yixing is a different place from the Huanglong in Sichuan as shown in the video.
Their will never be anything like authentic hand crafted goods, the love of the craft truly shows in the finished product.
BUT does that make it worth 30 grand? I don't understand
@@jamesporter6288 It's mainly because of the one who made it, a master craftsman, and that title takes decades to earn so there are only so few teapots made by that individual. Paintings aren't supposed to be worth millions too.
@@jamesporter6288 WHICH can sell for 30k.She probably an l2 artist (l1 being highest), pots like that go for 7k around
So nice to see gong fu cha becoming popular in the West! There are actually many things (tea-related) which can also be part of this series haha
For real! Need more people enjoying gong fu cha
Yes they could definitely do a "so expensive" episode about aged sheng puerh haha
I don’t think that 300 ml pot is for gongfu type.
@@SDArgo_FoCa 300ml pot is perfect for a 3 person session
@@inevitablesound7465 I mean, yeah, but in general it’s smaller
What beautiful teapots. Hats off to Ms. Tang for her amazing skills in creating these remarkable teapots!
They are tea pots!
5:48 "The tea should pour out splatter-free from a well-made Zisha Teapot"...
5:58 **cuts to tea leaking out from a Zisha Teapot**
I thought I was the only one seeing it
i noticed that too haha
looks to me like it was from the top leaking down? so it's less because of the pot itself being not well-made, but because there was too much liquid/she wanted to show off from pouring it at a great height at that angle lol
Oops. This one discount, 10.00 You take today? 😜
It's not leaking, you need doctor
I feel like all of these “ why so expensive” vids answer their own questions almost immediately. It’s either due to lack of supply, artificial price increases, or because it’s a handcrafted item requiring many years of study to create. Still love these videos though.
It's all about the clout the woman has. If the pot is made by a no-name, it wouldn't be expensive at all. People just don't wanna accept that because China. LOL
mad respect her craftmanship!
It's pretty basic craftsmanship.
That teapot she made for her test is absolutely gorgeous!!!
Zisha was not only used for tea pot, it was also used in bigger pot for cooking, we had a big one when I was a kid and the soup made using it was really different from a porcelain pot and tastes so good
Can zisha teapot withstand HIGH boiling water temperature? They won't crack? They look so thin and delicate.
@@hilarysvariety5839 It won’t crack, as long as it’s well made,and yes it’s way thicker than than the zisha teapot,we been cooking soup outta this for manny years.
The reasons all summed up: Just because.
It takes time to make a lot of things that don't have the huge of a markup.
It takes skill to make a lot of things that don't have that huge of a markup.
It takes rare materials to make a lot of things that don't have that huge of a markup.
"This ain't it, boss."
Geezus! What dedication they have! To spend 30 years in order to be just qualified enough to earn the title master is crazy! I can’t imagine honing a skill or craft over that long a period 😦 definitely a lifetime skill
Imagine studding medicine and becoming a surgeon…. 30 years of studies and saving lives. Wow!!
@@VadimDrevenchuk Yes, Wow!! See you get it, what a lifetime skill!
@@VadimDrevenchuk Not exactly the same. You can find surgeons in nearly all developed Western countries. How many of these qualified tea pot makers are there? If anything it tells you what people value more
@@pandainpearls None bcs they cannot get exported clay
I appreciate and respect the skill involved in that. I'd like to see a blind taste testing. Have 50 different off the shelf good quality tea kettles. Have 3 of the be those ones and see if the difference can me told.
I’m sure you can tell a difference but…20k difference? Nope.
I'd be willing to bet good money there is no difference. People will claim there is a difference or else their ridiculously over priced tea pot is just a waste of money
but if you don't know what to look for how can you tell the differences? do you have enough experience to judge? it's like you explain a scent of something to someone who never smell it before.
@@nathanutukrit2156 Obviously you try it first with a cup made from other tea pots. To try find differences then do a blind test
@@jn6305 Why are you so sure there'd be a difference? The world's best wine tasters are unable to distinguish supposedly exquisite wine from cheap wine in blind taste tests. Never underestimate the placebo effect.
One of my favourite channels on TH-cam. It’s fascinating all of these things explored
Gorgeous! A pottery instructor of mine had visited Yixing several years back and had told us of these teapots. After a little research online, I found a small, exquisitely crafted vessel. For fear of breaking it, I have never used it. Instead, it's a reminder of the craftsmanship of these artists. Respect...🙌
I own a “Yixing tea pot” and is such a beautiful piece of art
me too, I also drink it from the spout
@@FatBellyChemist1234 Bro, I drink mine like a mug
Awesome! Before Covid, to start my day, I used to go every Saturday to a tea and coffee house where they served Chinese tea. That one is now closed and my city does not have another one.
Get a tea set! I'm not a serious tea drinker so porcelain works fine for me and they are affordable.
The 'ritual' of making tea in the Chinese or Japanese way is definitely a mood setter. Talk about mindfulness. Helps me slow down.
my family is obsessed with tea and my mom's friend makes zisha teapots. We have one at home and it really does elevate the tea drinking experience (tho it also makes it scary bc I'm always so scared i'll break the teapot)
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Did they mean 20,000 USD or 20,000 Chinese Yuan?
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Not all that expensive it depends on the quality and the person who made it also.
Notice how smooth the water streams out fron the teapot and minimal splashes entering the cup.
That is one of the criteria worthy of its price too. Other than materials, craftmanship and scarcity.
Ive been watching Japanese and Chinese creating teapots so this is just so interesting.
They look heavenly. I admire the dedication and beauty. Thank you for sharing.
The making of it a such an art. Really enjoyed watching it.
I really like how some people care about stuff like this:)
As a tea drinker this would be an incredible experience. I would be so afraid to mess with it though!
Not much of Tea guy but I am fascinated by these Tea Pots
My grandpa in Taiwan who passed 10 years ago was an avid collector of these pots and would drink pu’er tea from them - tea has never tasted the same for me! Always going to be chasing that dragon
I am not a tea drinker but I truely appreciate beautiful, functional and premium quality products particually in this day of cheap, disposable tat.
Whew, they do not mess around with these teapots! Its the first time I've seen something from China featured on here, which is great, I'd love to see more...there must be many interesting, old, expensive arts to show
D teapot is really a piece of artistry, awesome techniques
China: expensive because extremely skilful artisan and extremely rare resource.
Japan: expensive because Japan 🤷🏾♂️
Careful, the weebs might come to defend their precious Japan.
@@avi0005
They only cares about their 5 years old big-breast waifu
Anastasia Stellar Japanese product have a high level of craftsmanship and their consumer products are reliable so people prefer it ,and Chinese traditional crafts are great too
@@voltgaming2213 I think what op means is that the quality of a Chinese product is exactly what you paid for, while a Japanese product is always overpriced (overpriced even for the high quality)
China: expensive because extremely skillful artisan and extremely rare resource.
Japan: also expensive because extremely skillful artisan and extremely rare resource.
just because you like one country doesnt means you should degrade or undermine another, careful your bias is showing
AMAZING!!! THIS reminds me of my Dad talking about some of the artisans we would go see when I was LITTLE... The cultures of the other countries were so important to HIM... I wish HE was HERE now so I could hear his voice explaining these things...
We see the skilled artisanship, the limited materials going into making this cultural artwork that has roots in an ancient history. Yet, there are a lot of people down here in the comments who like to oversimplify the value of art as economics, and frankly that’s pretty sad.
Because we see people like Elon make billions during a worldwide pandemic, while the rest of the world is struggling. So who are you kidding that economics don't play a role?
@@joeybaseball7352 What the f*** does this has to do with clay tea pots??
What’s really sad is the zisha market today, 99 percent of listed “zisha” products are just machined slip casted, and even dishonest ranked potters participate in this faking.
It's always a pleasure to see people preserving ancient craft
My dad taught me to love tea since little
I would love one of these pots
stick to one type or flavour of tea otherwise it will mix the flavours up.
My favorite mug with a "Yorkshire tea" tea bag makes a pretty decent brew.
When "made in China" is a mark of supreme high quality
When “made in China” is a subjection of contention, it shows the west’s bigotry.
How beautiful the product is .... human hands r magic
Her level of craftmanship alone is really worth the amount of money 😭 look at that sparkle! It was created only by her handmade patterns! It's crazy because she only used 1 color, 1 material...
😭No wonder it took decades to master
You are actually paying for the finest quality of craftsmanship out there.
The longer it's used, the more flavour it holds
Such precision, this kind of hard work is rare to find in modern day art
It's craft, raised to level of art. Art is weirdly priced.
You pay high prices for Aboriginal ceramics here in the SW.
Why the surprise?
They have to push China in a positive way in anyway possible
@@grilledlettuce1845 Teapot is basically the love child of China's two most sought-after arts/industries: tea and pottery (china). Tea brewing rituals are still essential to Chinese and East Asian people's daily life, but Europeans are ignorant of this practice because it was lost in the long trade route from China to Europe. It's quite laughable of you to diminish this culture just because you don't live in a country that values this form of fine art.
6:05 this is one of the most beautiful things I have seen in my entire life.
Ok so now I might be willing to buy a tea pot like this. I was actually holding off buying one, despite my love of tea and their common design elements of the tea pots being my preference, because I drink a variety of teas. Being stuck with a single tea for a single pot to preserve its flavor wasn’t something I wanted. But, if the flavor preservation comes, not from it imprinting into the pot but the maintenance of the temperature, I feel more secure in buying one. Will I be able to afford it? I hope to someday be able to. I’ve passed up some opportunities already. But it remains to be seen if I will. For now my priority is to find a nice glass tea pot to use for my blooming teas.
Buy a zhuni, not much need to dedicate, and I find dedicating bs anyway.Been drinking multiple tea types on Duanni (most porous) and I just give it a good douse of boiling water after each use.
Really love to see craftsman and artisans in their element. No wonder zi sha pots are expensive!
me watching these gorgeous teapots being made: this makes me wish i was more of a tea drinker
also me: *completely ignores the fact im dirt poor*
you dont have to buy those extremely expensive just buy the ordinary purple clay ones
@@FatBellyChemist1234 but expensive so pwetty
So it absorbs past teas and enhances the flavor each time, like a cast iron dutch oven or skillet? Very cool.
This is interesting! My $10 water boiler works perfectly well for my $10 loose leaf bulk tea, but I imagine a real connoisseur could definitely see the value of a $3500 tea pot on tea worth a similarly high price/quality.
lmao no they can't, it's just bs like most the overpiced items are.
@@CediePc just because you can't buy it doesn't make it bs
@@AJ-vs3yzI got 96 trillion dollars. So can i afford it. Now explain to me why it isn't bs?
@@CediePc craftsmanship
I own some 60-90s factory 1 yixing tea pots that go for 200-400 euros and it's probably the best clay you can get. Anything higher than that and you're just paying for the artist. Which is cool but it won't make your tea any better.
You can taste some differences between porcelain and zisha but they are very subtle, like a slightly different mouthfeel, high notes are a little muted, longer aftertaste, ...
That being said tea is the most important factor here, a good pot won't make a bad tea good. High quality tea is much more important than an absurdly expensive yixing pot.
ive been seeing craftsmen make zisha teapots on tiktok and on youtube and i wish at least once in my lifetime that i’ll be able to see someone make it with my own eyes or maybe even gifted one or i hopefully that i can buy one of those in the future
Enjoyed the video overall, but some of the captions aren't correctly translated to what they were actually saying.
They rarely match. Sometimes the wrong captions are more enjoyable than the video you're watching.
They’re gorgeous!
What beautiful skills and craftsmanship
I'm not a big fan of teapots but my man those are beautiful. Very good serie on TH-cam.
This tea pot increases in value the more it is used due to the amount of tea residue inside it which is believed to make the subsequent brews taste better.
There's an old story that a farmer offered tea from an ancient zisha pot to a visiting noble. This tea tasted so divine that the noble offered to buy the pot from him for a huge amount of money. It was agreed so the noble came home to bring the money. The farmer told his wife to clean and prepare the pot, which see did _too_ well by cleaning it shiny inside out, leaving no tea mark and residue left. Later that day when the noble came back, he was immensely disappointed and cancelled the purchase. The reason why? The true value of that pot came from the layers of built-up tea residues after generations of use, which the wife had literally wiped away in a single afternoon.
They are so beautiful. 🌸
Fun fact: In 2010 one Zisha Teapot was auctioned off for $1,848,037
A very interesting and inspiring video.
Yes it's true and correct that teapots should be expensive. There is so much work and talent needed to make a beautiful teapot like the one in this video.
I like making teapots but on the wheel, I particularly like the challenge as they are one of the most difficult articles to make. Each one is different and individual.
Getting the balance correct is not easy BUT essential, The teapot balance where all the parts come together as one.
Thank you for this video/demo and with the narration too.
But one disappointing thing is Zisha teapots are also considered as generally recognized, easy to resell, and matches most middle-aged officials and businessmenandwomen's favors to the tea, making Zisha teapots a very popular bribe item in the widespread corrupted Chinese political and business circle. all of those reasons above skyrocketed the price of Zisha teapots.
And this is also what exactly happed to a high-end Chinese liquor brand "Maotai".
Agreed, and the rampant faking is also a major thing.I wish real zisha art is made more aware.
This is *absolutely fascinating!* 😳
Loved seeing the intricate detail and skill that must be mastered,before making these beautiful pieces of art. 💜💜💜
This is Awsome! Now I'm gonna drive-through Starbucks for regular drip coffee! Lol
Because they are made with pride of trade and great skill
Love her smile while inspecting the pot. Its like shes saying "yeah look at this shit, i made that"
alternate title : Things rich people don't care about that you can't afford.
You're watching "so expensive", not "so mediocre"
That is definitely a LOT of skill and I can appreciate that. But oh god the riches tossed around in fine art, I couldn't imagine. Especially when the price of the art is based on the experience level of the artist, rather than raw skill.
love how she's pouring the liquid like 2 meters away from the cup over half the table
Afaik, that pouring way can mean something regarding the teapots quality
Thats how they show you, it isnt a pos.
It is a part of the process to control the temperature . In the Middle East people will pour some tea to a glass then from the glass back to the tea pot and again until right temperature achieved so max flavor achieved ...not boiling not lukewarm just the right one .
Yep some Chinese restaurants pour tea like that.
For some pizazz
I love these traditional art pieces!
Extraordinary art craft! Chapeau! 🇨🇳😊
Chinese craftsmanship is amazing
And in India,we drink tea in a clay pot call matka and then just break it after drinking. It costs just ₹2.5 per piece or 3 cents.
Saw that, just insane 😳
:ooo interesting fact
Why break it? Can't you reuse it?
@@OneTyler2Many it's used as a once use cup in railway stations. A former railway minister popularized it as it's a eco friendly alternative to plastic cups
Indian drink with their bare hand..
they look so beautiful 😍 i don't drink tea but i surely want to collect those teapots
No way...
For 20k that dam pot better magically make my tea, serve it and give a happy ending....
Gorgeous works of art.