Handmade Xiao Ying Yixing Zisha Teapot – Jiangponi Clay, 160ml
Handmade Xiao Ying Yixing Zisha Teapot – Jiangponi Clay, 160ml
This is a 160 ml xiao ying teapot in Jiangponi Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 笑樱.
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 Xiao Ying form (笑樱) dates to the Ming dynasty. The name comes from the story of the ruler who made his consort laugh — a form associated with harmony and good humour. Full-bellied with a wide, softly turned mouth. Open and cheerful. Easy to load with leaf and easy to clean.
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. 214, 160 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 顾培均. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Jiangponi Clay (降坡) |
|---|---|
| Form | Xiao Ying (笑樱) |
| Capacity | 160 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 214 |
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