Leo, I think I see what you mean about consistency. It’s so good to learn to look closely like that-at first I didn’t see anything wrong, and I had to just let my eyes relax and gaze. Then I began to see places where it looked like bubbles had popped, and tiny smears in other spots. I noticed some tiny smears where the clay hadn’t been smoothed out. I saw that the surfaces looked too smooth and shiny,without the subtle, fine, almost burnished-looking grain I’m used to seeing in what I hope are real Yixing pots :-). The colors lacked tone, & some were just ugly. Worst, a lot of the spouts looked like they were set too low & would spill hot tea out when it wasn’t expected.
I feel like I’ve written a report for a class assignment. I didn’t intend to, but how did I do?
Hamsa
