Handmade Pear-Shaped Yixing Zisha Teapot – Longxuesha Clay, 100ml
Handmade Pear-Shaped Yixing Zisha Teapot – Longxuesha Clay, 100ml
This is a 100 ml pear-shaped teapot in Longxuesha Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 梨仕.
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 Pear-Shaped form (梨形) dates to the late Ming to early Qing, attributed to the Mengchen lineage. A classic small zhuni form: narrow above, full below, like a ripe pear hanging on the branch, with a high neck and short spout. Related to sitting, wendan and xishi, but with more of the weight of real fruit low in the body.
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. 100 ml is the classic gongfu size — comfortable for one drinker or two sharing small cups, and the volume most Chaoshan-style brewing was built around. Best suited to yancha, roasted oolong and black tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 060, 100 ml, US$101. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 夏寅. 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 | Pear-Shaped (梨形) |
| Capacity | 100 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 060 |
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