Rongtian Yixing Zisha Teapot – Qing Jiangponi Clay, 100ml
Rongtian Yixing Zisha Teapot – Qing Jiangponi Clay, 100ml
This is a 100 ml rongtian teapot in Qing Jiangponi Clay, clay-painted, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 福禄容天.
The clay. The cooler end of the jiangponi seam, firing with a green-grey cast over the warm ground. Same approachable jiangponi character in a quieter colour.
The form. The Rongtian form (容天) dates to the contemporary, attributed to Lü Yaochen. From the couplet about Maitreya — a belly big enough to hold what the world cannot. Round, wide and low. Generous capacity and a fast, clean pour. Cheerful rather than austere.
How it was made. Nihui — painting in liquid clay slip on the raw body, building the image in low relief before firing.
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 light oolong, green tea and white tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 225, 100 ml, US$550. 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 | Qing Jiangponi Clay (青降坡) |
|---|---|
| Form | Rongtian (容天) |
| Capacity | 100 ml |
| Craft | Clay-painted (泥绘) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 225 |
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