Handmade Fanggu Yixing Zisha Teapot – Luni Clay, 200ml
Handmade Fanggu Yixing Zisha Teapot – Luni Clay, 200ml
This is a 200 ml fanggu teapot in Luni Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 仿古.
The clay. Red from its iron content but without zhuni's intensity. More abundant, more stable, and easier to form, which is why it turns up across so many classic shapes. Lifts fragrance without flattening the body of the tea — the balance point between zini's depth and zhuni's brightness.
The form. The Fanggu form (仿古) dates to the Qing dynasty, attributed to Shao Daheng. Originally 'imitating a drum' — flat-bodied and round-bellied with a tightly seated lid. The name drifted over time into 'imitating antiquity'. Full, plain and durable. A sensible first pot and a pot experienced drinkers keep coming back to.
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 black tea, roasted oolong and red tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 118, 200 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 范卫兵. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Luni Clay (绿泥) |
|---|---|
| Form | Fanggu (仿古) |
| Capacity | 200 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 118 |
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