Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Longxuesha Clay, 200ml
Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Longxuesha Clay, 200ml
This is a 200 ml dezhong teapot in Longxuesha Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 德钟.
The clay. A deep, dark zhuni — red running toward purple, named for its dragon's-blood colour. High iron, uncommon, and heavier in tone than standard zhuni. Concentrates aroma like zhuni but reads darker and more sober in the hand.
The form. The Dezhong form (德钟) dates to the Qing dynasty, Daoguang era, attributed to Shao Daheng. Created by Shao Daheng and named for its silhouette — an inverted bell. The name puns on the virtue (de) of the gentleman. Upright, evenly proportioned, formal without being stiff. The classic scholar's pot.
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. 200 ml is a sharing pot. It suits a table of four or more, or a long single steep of something you want to drink slowly over an afternoon. Best suited to yancha, roasted oolong and black tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 168, 200 ml, US$120. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 胡大真. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Longxuesha Clay (龙血砂) |
|---|---|
| Form | Dezhong (德钟) |
| Capacity | 200 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 168 |
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