{"product_id":"zisha-teapot-hong-jiang-po-zhi-zhu-414","title":"Handmade Ribbed Form Yixing Zisha Teapot – Red Jiangponi Clay, 160ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 160 ml ribbed form teapot in Red Jiangponi Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 知竹.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe clay.\u003c\/strong\u003e The warmer end of the jiangponi seam, with more red ore in the mix. Rounder and sweeter, with jiangponi's characteristic quick patina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Ribbed Form (筋纹器) dates to the traditional category, attributed to various. Ribbed work divides the body into equal lobes running from knob to foot. The lid must align with the body on every rib, in any rotation. Rhythmic and demanding. The test is whether the lid still lines up after a quarter turn.\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 At 160 ml this fills three or four cups at once — enough for guests without moving to a full teapot. Best suited to black tea, ripe pu-erh and roasted oolong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogue no. 414, 160 ml, US$700. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade by 陈群. 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\u003eRed Jiangponi Clay (红降坡)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRibbed Form (筋纹器)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160 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\u003e414\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-lao-zi-ni-jin-wen-shui-xian-255\"\u003eHandmade Ribbed Form Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Aged Zini Clay, 150 ml, $750\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-hong-jiang-po-rui-shou-247\"\u003eHandmade Sculptural Form Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Red Jiangponi Clay, 150 ml, $450\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-hong-jiang-po-zhao-cai-jin-bao-shu-262\"\u003eHandmade Sculptural Form Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Red Jiangponi Clay, 135 ml, $500\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/jiangponi-yixing-teapots\"\u003eevery Red Jiangponi 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":45837663502383,"sku":"YHYK-0414","price":700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/8676\/5615\/files\/ribbed-form-red-jiangponi-clay-yixing-zisha-teapot-414-01_91e50dec-5fa3-43f5-9b35-093ae424e7cb.jpg?v=1787072310","url":"https:\/\/yixingzishateapot.com\/products\/zisha-teapot-hong-jiang-po-zhi-zhu-414","provider":"Yihu Yike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}