Fu Jia Ju Lun Yixing Zisha Teapot – Baiyu Duanni Clay, 85ml
Fu Jia Ju Lun Yixing Zisha Teapot – Baiyu Duanni Clay, 85ml
This is a 85 ml ju lun teapot in Baiyu Duanni Clay, clay-painted, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 福佳巨轮.
The clay. The palest of the duanni family, firing to a near-white jade tone. The most delicate-looking body in the catalogue, and the one that shows a patina most plainly.
The form. The Ju Lun form (巨轮) dates to the traditional, popular in Japan. A compact, wheel-like body with a straight spout, long popular with Japanese sencha drinkers. Small, sturdy and unfussy. Built for repeated short infusions.
How it was made. Nihui — painting in liquid clay slip on the raw body, building the image in low relief before firing.
Size and tea. At 85 ml this is a solo pot. One person, short infusions, and the small volume means you can push a good leaf through eight or ten steeps without ever brewing more than you drink. Best suited to green tea, white tea and light oolong.
One honest note on duanni-family clays: because the body is pale and very open, dark and heavily roasted teas can leave uneven marks if the pot is handled with oily hands or left wet. Rinse it, dry it, and keep it to lighter teas and it will come up beautifully.
This pot. Catalogue no. 245, 85 ml, US$400. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 刘秀华. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Baiyu Duanni Clay (白玉段) |
|---|---|
| Form | Ju Lun (巨轮) |
| Capacity | 85 ml |
| Craft | Clay-painted (泥绘) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 245 |
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