Handmade Hanwa Yixing Zisha Teapot – Shihuang Clay, 200ml
Handmade Hanwa Yixing Zisha Teapot – Shihuang Clay, 200ml
This is a 200 ml hanwa teapot in Shihuang Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 汉瓦.
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 Hanwa form (汉瓦) dates to the Qing dynasty. Modelled on Han-dynasty roof-end tiles, which were stamped with auspicious phrases such as 'may joy never end'. The body is cylindrical with flat shoulders and a straight wall. Firm, architectural lines. Takes a patina in a way that brings out an almost metallic depth.
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 and roasted oolong.
This pot. Catalogue no. 113, 200 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 | Hanwa (汉瓦) |
| Capacity | 200 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 113 |
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