{"product_id":"zisha-teapot-lu-ni-jun-de-117","title":"Handmade Jun De Yixing Zisha Teapot – Luni Clay, 140ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 140 ml jun de teapot in Luni Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 君德.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe clay.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Jun De form (君德) dates to the Ming dynasty, attributed to Zhang Junde. Named for its maker, Zhang Junde. A full, low body with a pronounced pressed lid and a generous curve through the shoulder. Warm and rounded — one of the enduring small-pot forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it was made.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize and tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e 140 ml serves two to three people from a single fill, which makes it the most generally useful size on a tea table. Best suited to black tea, roasted oolong and red tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogue no. 117, 140 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade by 范卫兵. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eClay\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLuni Clay (绿泥)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eJun De (君德)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e140 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCraft\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFully handmade (全手工)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOrigin\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCatalogue no.\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e117\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew to zisha? Read \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/journal\/how-to-season-a-yixing-teapot\"\u003ehow to season a Yixing teapot\u003c\/a\u003e before first use.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSimilar teapots\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-lu-ni-de-zhong-122\"\u003eHandmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Luni Clay, 130 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-lu-ni-long-dan-126\"\u003eHandmade Longdan Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Luni Clay, 160 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-lu-ni-pao-zun-121\"\u003eHandmade Paozun Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Luni Clay, 160 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/yixing-zisha-teapots\"\u003eevery Luni pot\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yihu Yike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837640957999,"sku":"YHYK-0117","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/8676\/5615\/files\/jun-de-luni-clay-yixing-zisha-teapot-117-01.jpg?v=1787071665","url":"https:\/\/yixingzishateapot.com\/products\/zisha-teapot-lu-ni-jun-de-117","provider":"Yihu Yike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}