Ban Yue Yixing Zisha Teapot – Aged Zini Clay, 160ml
Ban Yue Yixing Zisha Teapot – Aged Zini Clay, 160ml
This is a 160 ml ban yue teapot in Aged Zini Clay, enamel-decorated, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 半月.
The clay. Zini ore that has been weathered and stored for years before use. The saying in Yixing is that clay grows more supple with age — aged zini works more smoothly on the wheel and fires to a deeper, more settled purple. Mellower than fresh zini. The liquor comes through soft and rounded rather than bright, which is why long-time drinkers tend to gravitate to older stock.
The form. The Ban Yue form (半月) dates to the traditional. 'Half moon' — the body reads as a moon rising past the horizon, with the handle and spout carrying the curve outward. Low and wide, with a strong silhouette against a light background.
How it was made. Overglaze enamel painted on after the main firing and fixed in a second, lower firing.
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 ripe pu-erh, aged white tea and black tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 264, 160 ml, US$1000. 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 | Aged Zini Clay (老紫泥) |
|---|---|
| Form | Ban Yue (半月) |
| Capacity | 160 ml |
| Craft | Enamel-decorated (珐琅彩) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 264 |
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