Palace Lantern Yixing Zisha Teapot – Xiekeqing Clay, 200ml
Palace Lantern Yixing Zisha Teapot – Xiekeqing Clay, 200ml
This is a 200 ml palace lantern teapot in Xiekeqing Clay, wood-fired, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 宫灯.
The clay. Named for its colour — the blue-grey of a crab shell. A cool, muted body with a fine sandy grain, most often seen wood-fired, where the ash brings the grey to life. Sits between duanni's openness and zini's steadiness, and stays visually calm on a crowded tea table.
The form. The Palace Lantern form (宫灯) dates to the early Qing. Modelled on a palace lantern — a rounded, upright body with a formal, festive bearing. Ceremonial without being heavy. Reads as celebratory on a tea table.
How it was made. Fired in a wood kiln, where flame path and falling ash decide the surface. Every piece comes out of the kiln differently, and none of it can be repeated on purpose.
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 raw pu-erh, light oolong and green tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 196, 200 ml, US$80. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 刘群. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Xiekeqing Clay (蟹壳青) |
|---|---|
| Form | Palace Lantern (宫灯) |
| Capacity | 200 ml |
| Craft | Wood-fired (柴烧) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 196 |
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