{"product_id":"zisha-teapot-shi-hong-duo-zhi-129","title":"Handmade Duozhi Yixing Zisha Teapot – Shihong Clay, 150ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 150 ml duozhi teapot in Shihong Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 掇只.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe clay.\u003c\/strong\u003e A red clay carrying stone-yellow ore, firing to a warm brick tone. Stable and even-handed; a straightforward everyday body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Duozhi form (掇只) dates to the Qing dynasty, attributed to Shao Daheng. Shao Daheng's most famous form, and one of the most copied objects in the whole craft. The name refers to stacking — body, shoulder and lid read as one continuous swelling curve. Heavy, full and completely unornamented. The pot other plain forms get measured against.\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 150 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 and roasted oolong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogue no. 129, 150 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\u003eShihong Clay (石红)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDuozhi (掇只)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e150 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\u003e129\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-da-hong-pao-pan-hu-158\"\u003eHandmade Pan Hu Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Dahongpao Clay, 150 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-jiang-po-xu-bian-107\"\u003eHandmade Xu Bian Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Jiangponi Clay, 150 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-da-hong-pao-shi-gu-095\"\u003eHandmade Shi Gu Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Dahongpao Clay, 150 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/yixing-zisha-teapots\"\u003eevery Shihong pot\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yihu Yike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837642203183,"sku":"YHYK-0129","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/8676\/5615\/files\/duozhi-shihong-clay-yixing-zisha-teapot-129-01_fa6f49da-84c0-4974-b3cc-a146362e0848.jpg?v=1787071696","url":"https:\/\/yixingzishateapot.com\/products\/zisha-teapot-shi-hong-duo-zhi-129","provider":"Yihu Yike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}