Handmade Wu Chen Yixing Zisha Teapot – Tianqingni Clay, 120ml
Handmade Wu Chen Yixing Zisha Teapot – Tianqingni Clay, 120ml
This is a 120 ml wu chen teapot in Tianqingni Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 无尘.
The clay. A legendary zini recorded in Ming-dynasty texts and now genuinely scarce. It fires to a deep, quiet blue-green cast with a faint purple glow and a very fine grain. Understated. The appeal is in the restraint — an aged, still quality rather than anything showy.
The form. The Wu Chen form (无尘) dates to the traditional. The name means 'without dust'. A clean, closed, unadorned body. Quiet and self-contained — a form chosen for what it leaves out.
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. 120 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 aged pu-erh, aged oolong and white tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 142, 120 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 徐承祖. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Tianqingni Clay (天青泥) |
|---|---|
| Form | Wu Chen (无尘) |
| Capacity | 120 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 142 |
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