{"product_id":"zisha-teapot-xie-ke-qing-chai-shao-ke-hui-yong-le-shi-piao-197","title":"Shipiao Yixing Zisha Teapot – Xiekeqing Clay, 180ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 180 ml shipiao teapot in Xiekeqing Clay, wood-fired with hand carving, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 永乐石瓢.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe clay.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Shipiao form (石瓢) dates to the Qing dynasty, Jiaqing–Daoguang era, attributed to Chen Mansheng and Yang Pengnian. Originally called shidiao, one of the eighteen Mansheng forms. The name carries a line from Su Dongpo and a Buddhist idea — of three thousand rivers, one drinks a single gourd. Triangular in profile, flat-bodied, standing on three small feet. Plain to the point of severity, and completely stable on the table. The form most often described as great skill appearing clumsy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it was made.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood-fired, with carving cut by hand before the firing — so the ash settles into the incised lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize and tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e At 180 ml this fills three or four cups at once — enough for guests without moving to a full teapot. Best suited to raw pu-erh, light oolong and green tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogue no. 197, 180 ml, US$80. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade by 刘群. 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\u003eXiekeqing Clay (蟹壳青)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eShipiao (石瓢)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e180 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCraft\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWood-fired with hand carving (柴烧刻绘)\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\u003e197\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-xie-ke-qing-chai-shao-yi-pin-198\"\u003eYi Pin Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Xiekeqing Clay, 180 ml, $80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-xie-ke-qing-chai-shao-ke-hui-han-yuan-193\"\u003eHanyuan Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Xiekeqing Clay, 180 ml, $80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-xie-ke-qing-chai-shao-ke-hui-da-bin-yuan-niu-189\"\u003eDa Bin Yuan Niu Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Xiekeqing Clay, 200 ml, $80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/duanni-yixing-teapots\"\u003eevery Xiekeqing pot\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shipiao-yixing-teapots\"\u003emore Shipiao teapots\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yihu Yike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837646757935,"sku":"YHYK-0197","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/8676\/5615\/files\/shipiao-xiekeqing-clay-yixing-zisha-teapot-197-01.jpg?v=1787071872","url":"https:\/\/yixingzishateapot.com\/products\/zisha-teapot-xie-ke-qing-chai-shao-ke-hui-yong-le-shi-piao-197","provider":"Yihu Yike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}