Patina on pots

[ceriano]

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I got this unstamped pot from Matt O. that is the same way. Good price, good patina, good build, but no chop.
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Recent acquisition from Matt O!

 

[hemmy]

I’m not going to worry about it. Using vinegar or CLR and scrubbing with a toothbrush would likely remove it.

Just to clarify, does that mean vinegar and CLR can be used to clean hard water deposits on areas of pots where you want to preserve patina?

Also the bottom of the pot looks odd to me. The white (assumed hard water deposits) appear to be covered by the darker color which I assumed was patina. It would seem that hard water would develop faster than patina and thus not be covered.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Just to clarify, does that mean vinegar and CLR can be used to clean hard water deposits on areas of pots where you want to preserve patina?

Also the bottom of the pot looks odd to me. The white (assumed hard water deposits) appear to be covered by the darker color which I assumed was patina. It would seem that hard water would develop faster than patina and thus not be covered.

I was referring to cleaning off the hard water deposits from the bottom of the pot. If you want to preserve patina, don’t scrub it.

 

[Lazylightningny]

Adair, that's a great blog. He is very knowledgeable.

 

[Adair M]

Adair, that's a great blog. He is very knowledgeable.

I hope you mean to say that Michael Ryan Bell is very knowledgeable! Not me! LOL!!!!

 

[Adair M]

Thanks for forwarding the article @Adair M ! It’s a good read.
An important thing to consider is patina on painted pots. IMO patina on a painted pot looks amazing and thats when it should be used in a show. Some of the painted pots look very bright in a shohin display so having patina gives it a good balance.

But make sure it’s not covering the whole painting. For example, I am adding pictures of my Daisuke Sano pot. I keep this pot inside my house so it doesn’t get more patina. View attachment 361553View attachment 361554View attachment 361555View attachment 361556

Arjun, patina on glazed pots can make an “ordinary” pot look great!

Here’s my Shohin chojubai in an old glazed pot;



MRB was at that exhibition, and examined the pot, and said that it wasn’t an extremely valuable pot, but stated that the patina on it was great, and thus made the display more attractive.

 

[Brian Van Fleet]

Arjun, patina on glazed pots can make an “ordinary” pot look great!

Here’s my Shohin chojubai in an old glazed pot;


MRB was at that exhibition, and examined the pot, and said that it wasn’t an extremely valuable pot, but stated that the patina on it was great, and thus made the display more attractive.

Definitely a great pairing. I think that’s a Tosui, with a nod to Yusen. No slouch of a pot really.