How to distinguish the authenticity of purple clay teapots with boiling water?
You can use the method of watering to distinguish between genuine and fake purple clay teapots, but no hot water is needed. When water is poured onto a real purple clay pot, no obvious water droplets will form. The water is relatively evenly distributed and gradually absorbed by the purple clay before long. This is related to the porous physical structure of purple clay, which has a water absorption capacity of 2%. But when water is poured on the fake purple clay and porcelain, there are obvious raised water droplets that remain until they dry out in the end. The above phenomena are all true purple clay teapots. If hot water is poured on the pot and immediately slides off, it is likely to indicate that wax has been applied to the pot body, so this type of pot should be taken seriously.
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