Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Shihuang Clay, 220ml
Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Shihuang Clay, 220ml
This is a 220 ml dezhong teapot in Shihuang Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 德钟.
The clay. A naturally occurring, very high-iron yellow stone clay. Normally used to adjust the colour of zhuni and hongni; used on its own it is uncommon. Warm and bright in the hand, with a fine grain.
The form. The Dezhong form (德钟) dates to the Qing dynasty, Daoguang era, attributed to Shao Daheng. Created by Shao Daheng and named for its silhouette — an inverted bell. The name puns on the virtue (de) of the gentleman. Upright, evenly proportioned, formal without being stiff. The classic scholar's pot.
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. 220 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 and roasted oolong.
This pot. Catalogue no. 111, 220 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 胡秀萍. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Shihuang Clay (石黄) |
|---|---|
| Form | Dezhong (德钟) |
| Capacity | 220 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 111 |
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