Handmade Xishi Yixing Zisha Teapot – Jiangponi Clay, 160ml
Handmade Xishi Yixing Zisha Teapot – Jiangponi Clay, 160ml
This is a 160 ml xishi teapot in Jiangponi Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 瓜语西施.
The clay. Mined from the slope between Huanglong and Qinglong mountains, where red and yellow ores meet — so the fired body carries both, warm and softly mottled. Fine-grained with a gentle sand feel. It polishes to an oily lustre faster than most clays and brews sweet and round.
The form. The Xishi form (西施) dates to the late Ming, attributed to attributed to Xu Youquan. Named for the classical beauty Xi Shi. Round and full-bodied, with a bead knob, a short spout, an inset lid and a reversed handle. The best-known small zhuni form there is — compact, soft-shouldered, and comfortable in one hand.
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 black tea, light oolong and ripe pu-erh.
This pot. Catalogue no. 435, 160 ml, US$300. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by an independent Dingshu potter working outside the titled-master system. We do not attach a name we cannot verify.
| Clay | Jiangponi Clay (降坡) |
|---|---|
| Form | Xishi (西施) |
| Capacity | 160 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 435 |
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