{"product_id":"zisha-teapot-da-hong-pao-mei-ren-jian-085","title":"Handmade Mei Ren Jian Yixing Zisha Teapot – Dahongpao Clay, 120ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 120 ml mei ren jian teapot in Dahongpao Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 美人肩.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe clay.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Mei Ren Jian form (美人肩) dates to the Qing dynasty. 'Beauty's shoulder' — the line from the neck out across the shoulder and down is the whole point of the form, and it is taken from the way a robe falls on a woman's shoulder. Tall, narrow-necked and softly sloped. Unforgiving of any flat spot in the curve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it was made.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize and tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e 120 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogue no. 085, 120 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade by 王婷. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eClay\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDahongpao Clay (大红袍)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMei Ren Jian (美人肩)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e120 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCraft\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFully handmade (全手工)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCatalogue no.\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e085\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew to zisha? Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/how-to-season-a-yixing-teapot\"\u003ehow to season a Yixing teapot\u003c\/a\u003e before first use.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSimilar teapots\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-da-hong-pao-ai-li-221\"\u003eHandmade Aili Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Dahongpao Clay, 140 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-da-hong-pao-jun-de-089\"\u003eHandmade Jun De Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Dahongpao Clay, 140 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-da-hong-pao-bian-xi-shi-080\"\u003eHandmade Xishi Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Dahongpao Clay, 140 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dahongpao-yixing-teapots\"\u003eevery Dahongpao pot\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/yixing-zisha-teapots\"\u003ethe full Yixing catalogue\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yihu Yike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837639712815,"sku":"YHYK-0085","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/8676\/5615\/files\/mei-ren-jian-dahongpao-clay-yixing-zisha-teapot-085-01_edf35d77-3676-4228-ad14-acc5623c4ed5.jpg?v=1787071596","url":"https:\/\/yixingzishateapot.com\/products\/zisha-teapot-da-hong-pao-mei-ren-jian-085","provider":"Yihu Yike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}