Handmade Palace Lantern Yixing Zisha Teapot – Dahongpao Clay, 160ml
Handmade Palace Lantern Yixing Zisha Teapot – Dahongpao Clay, 160ml
This is a 160 ml palace lantern teapot in Dahongpao Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 如意宫灯.
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 Palace Lantern form (宫灯) dates to the early Qing. Modelled on a palace lantern — a rounded, upright body with a formal, festive bearing. Ceremonial without being heavy. Reads as celebratory on a tea table.
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. At 160 ml this fills three or four cups at once — enough for guests without moving to a full teapot. Best suited to dancong, yancha and high-fragrance oolong.
This pot. Catalogue no. 211, 160 ml, US$101. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
| Clay | Dahongpao Clay (大红袍) |
|---|---|
| Form | Palace Lantern (宫灯) |
| Capacity | 160 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 211 |
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