tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832037103409526842.post6894071288286928559..comments2024-02-02T23:59:30.189-08:00Comments on Black Dragon Tea Bar: Know Your Stones?Bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07391009406909467410noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832037103409526842.post-14582582021115390282011-12-23T03:41:03.262-08:002011-12-23T03:41:03.262-08:00I just bought a soapstone(?) teapot the other day ...I just bought a soapstone(?) teapot the other day and I like the idea too to make some tea in such old materials. <br />I used the pot yesterday for the first time and recognized a smell of the stone. My question is if anyone made the same experience with his/her stone teapot? Will the smell of the stone become weaker with time/usage? Sorry, english is not my first language...Lukashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212165963405691488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832037103409526842.post-73912145002936722162011-09-01T11:48:49.037-07:002011-09-01T11:48:49.037-07:00Thanks for the comment Charles. Nephrite jade is f...Thanks for the comment Charles. Nephrite jade is fascinating. I just checked out an Qing dynasty White Nephrite Jade teapot being sold for over $8,399 US$ !Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07391009406909467410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1832037103409526842.post-77591484450481000712011-09-01T07:53:34.406-07:002011-09-01T07:53:34.406-07:00As a tea lover who frequents rock and gem shows (m...As a tea lover who frequents rock and gem shows (my son loves fossils and my wife makes gemstone jewelry) I occasionally see nephrite jade tea cups or (more rarely) a whole nephrite tea set including pot and tray. I've never been able to afford one of these pots, but I have a couple of nephrite jade cups. They feel a bit too heavy to be as comfortable to use as ceramic or zisha cups, and the cool/smooth mouth-texture is similar to using a heavy glass cup.<br /><br />On a side note, I picked up some raw fluorite crystal growths from Yunnan to sit among my aging pu'er. It seems fluorite has some folk mythology in Asia, and I figured it couldn't hurt for my pu'er to have a little magic from the home country!Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09568277854620174821noreply@blogger.com