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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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

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!!

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.

@@Ygdrasil18 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.

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

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

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.

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.

Oh another birb lover

not that famous

Not worth thousands though for the best craftsmanship.It’s just like buying a luxury bag, overpriced.

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?

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.

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

Yep! Jianshui ones aren’t bad actually, also much more affordable.

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

Trading with her is %100, she is legit and sure in trading unlike others.

Wow l'm just shock someone mentioned expert Mrs Olivera Jane okhumalo, I thought I'm the only one trading with her, She helped me recover what i lost trying to trade my self.

Mrs Olivera Jane.. has changed my financial status for the best. all thanks to my aunty who introduced her to me.

who's this professional, everyone is talking about i always see her post on top comment on every KZfaq video I watched how can i reach her?

@@antoniaprieto5390 Ohhh yeah I have her contact I have been trading with her also

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

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

It's pretty basic craftsmanship.

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.

@@Argo123_.0a 300ml pot is perfect for a 3 person session

@@inevitablesound7465 I mean, yeah, but in general it’s smaller

me too, I also drink it from the spout

@@FatBellyChemist1234 Bro, I drink mine like a mug

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.

you dont have to buy those extremely expensive just buy the ordinary purple clay ones

@@FatBellyChemist1234 but expensive so pwetty

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

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.

stick to one type or flavour of tea otherwise it will mix the flavours up.

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.

They are tea pots!

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

You're watching "so expensive", not "so mediocre"

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.

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..

That will be NEVER.

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.

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.

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

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.

I can tell from your comment that you are neither a craftsmen nor an artist. Artisinal items with an ancient tradition made from finite resources by the most skilled practising artisans who have dedicated 30+ years of their life to their art COST. MONEY. The series you are watching is called "so expensive". If you want to see videos about average objects made by average people in an average way try searching "so mediocre"

@@vice.nor.virtue It's a 💯 your choice to buy the crap the CCP is selling. Have you been to China? Any evidence this clay is so superior and 'finite'? Craftsmen that need a government stamp of approval to sell teapots? No, thanks. Also: if they are the real Masters, how much does a teapot made by the people who examined them cost? and how much does a teapot made by the people who examine the examiners cost? Also, Yixing pottery has always been really common, this bullshit that zisha is a clay that's materially different from all the other yixing clay, it's completely made up. You sound like the idi.. I mean, 'connoisseur' that advised Bill Gates to buy that fake Galileo.

@@f.c.6441 I’m pretty sure it’s not all manufactured though, the craftsmanship and effort into those things are hard to fake, pretty sure you’ve probably seen that video of comparing teapot nozzles by how smooth it flows flowing all over the internet, and the unique duel porosity is hard to achieve also. Also pretty sure CCP aren’t selling this themselves though, it’s labeled as a culture heritage in 2013 but as seen in this video it’s mostly Chinese people who buys it, also you don’t need a government stamp to sell it, which is why there’s so many fakes flowing around. The matter of superiority is up to personal debate, but it is definitely finite, since it’s specifically clay from the Yixing area, since the government forbids you to mine now since it became a national park it got more expensive, even if not, it will run out some day. Not saying it’s not reproducible, anything are reproducible, but just like the worse example of manufactured scarcity, diamonds, synthetic diamonds are very reproducible, yet they’re valued a lot less as real diamonds, because they’re not natural. Most masters serves as examiners, examiner of examiners don’t exist, this is how most crafts work, like foods. the clay from Yixing are known as Zisha, hence the name Yixing teapot. So I don’t understand the point of “Zisha is different from all the other Yixing clay” You sound like an idi… I mean, a dumbass retard boomer who tries to sneak his political opinion into anything and is so paranoid and enthralled in his bubble of conspiracies is unable to take anything as what it is.

@@Misophonias thanks for confirming what I said in the first place: The scarcity of the specific clay is manufactured because the Chinese government prohibits people from mining it - yet, some select few managed to obtain The forbidden clay and then sell pots at outrageous prices. only an idiot would buy a sketch from a famous artist at $30,000 without verifying its authenticity. yet, we're supposed to just believe that specific teapots made out of a rare clay that you can't test or verify it's properties is all of a sudden 'art'. You're so preoccupied in inventing a persona to hate that you didn't even realize that a) you confirmed what I said, and b) you contradicted yourself.

@@f.c.6441 I did not in fact contradict myself nor confirmed what you said, I literally used the word “not all manufactured” and gives reason why there’s other qualities besides scarcity. People won’t buy oil paints with expensive pigments if it have bull shit drew on it. Plus not like there isn’t a reason they shut it down, decades of mining on top of a recent flood of the mine made the government mark the main mine as “dangerous mining condition” and preceded to shut it down, while many side mines were restricted due to environmental degradation it caused, people who are able to get the forbidden clay, as explained in the video, stockpiled it before it was shut down, or just mine it, I admit I was wrong on that. There is a way to verify it, in fact there’s associations exist just to manage and verify teapots from the market, just like art. You can check for composition (Kaolin, mica, and quartz), the signature duel porosity, or even it’s ability to absorb the oils from the tea leaves. Also just like other crafts, famous artists have trusts within the community, no one would practice clay for 30+ years just to scam you. I really don’t get why you refuse to call it art, it’s almost the same as a sculpture, weeks of effort and craftsmanship poured into shaping the earth, but unlike sculptures, this has a use. Don’t lecture me about “inventing a persona”, I was just mocking you on what you did and had my fun lmao.