Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Dahongpao Clay, 110ml
Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Dahongpao Clay, 110ml
This is a 110 ml dezhong teapot in Dahongpao Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 德钟.
The clay. The top grade of zhuni — an intensely red ore, scarce, and so prone to shrinkage that most of a kiln load is lost. The pots that survive are vivid and even. The most aroma-forward clay in the catalogue. Nothing is absorbed; everything is thrown forward into the cup.
The form. The Dezhong form (德钟) dates to the Qing dynasty, Daoguang era, attributed to Shao Daheng. Created by Shao Daheng and named for its silhouette — an inverted bell. The name puns on the virtue (de) of the gentleman. Upright, evenly proportioned, formal without being stiff. The classic scholar's pot.
How it was made. Built entirely by hand — the wall is beaten out from a slab and joined without a mould. Inside the body you can still read the tool marks and the joint line, which is how the method is verified.
Size and tea. 110 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 dancong, yancha and high-fragrance oolong.
This pot. Catalogue no. 219, 110 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 门静. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Dahongpao Clay (大红袍) |
|---|---|
| Form | Dezhong (德钟) |
| Capacity | 110 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 219 |
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