Xiang Yun Duan Yixing Zisha Teapot – Baiyu Duanni Clay, 100ml
Xiang Yun Duan Yixing Zisha Teapot – Baiyu Duanni Clay, 100ml
This is a 100 ml ban yue teapot in Baiyu Duanni Clay, clay-painted, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 向云端.
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 Ban Yue form (半月) dates to the traditional. 'Half moon' — the body reads as a moon rising past the horizon, with the handle and spout carrying the curve outward. Low and wide, with a strong silhouette against a light background.
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. 100 ml is the classic gongfu size — comfortable for one drinker or two sharing small cups, and the volume most Chaoshan-style brewing was built around. 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. 260, 100 ml, US$450. 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 | Ban Yue (半月) |
| Capacity | 100 ml |
| Craft | Clay-painted (泥绘) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 260 |
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