{"product_id":"zisha-teapot-zhu-ni-huan-yuan-shao-li-shi-208","title":"Pear-Shaped Yixing Zisha Teapot – Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, 100ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 100 ml pear-shaped teapot in Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, reduction-fired, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 梨仕.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe clay.\u003c\/strong\u003e Zhuni fired in a reduction atmosphere — oxygen is limited late in the firing, which pulls the iron toward darker, cooler tones instead of bright red. Same dense zhuni body, an entirely different surface. Each firing comes out slightly different, so no two are quite alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Pear-Shaped form (梨形) dates to the late Ming to early Qing, attributed to the Mengchen lineage. A classic small zhuni form: narrow above, full below, like a ripe pear hanging on the branch, with a high neck and short spout. Related to sitting, wendan and xishi, but with more of the weight of real fruit low in the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it was made.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fired with the oxygen starved late in the cycle, which drives the iron in the clay toward darker, cooler tones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize and tea.\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 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 oolong, yancha and black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogue no. 208, 100 ml, US$101. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade by 刘浩瀚. 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\u003eReduction-Fired Zhuni Clay (朱泥还原烧)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePear-Shaped (梨形)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCapacity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eCraft\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eReduction-fired (还原烧)\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\u003e208\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-zhu-ni-huan-yuan-shao-qin-quan-207\"\u003eQinquan Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, 90 ml, $101\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-zhu-ni-huan-yuan-shao-ke-hui-ai-li-049\"\u003eAili Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, 100 ml, $101\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-zhu-ni-huan-yuan-shao-tie-ye-pan-hu-048\"\u003ePan Hu Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, 110 ml, $101\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zhuni-yixing-teapots\"\u003eevery Reduction-Fired Zhuni pot\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/yixing-zisha-teapots\"\u003ethe full Yixing catalogue\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yihu Yike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837648101423,"sku":"YHYK-0208","price":101.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/8676\/5615\/files\/pear-shaped-reduction-fired-zhuni-clay-yixing-zisha-teapot-208-01_f9ee721b-f110-4598-b9f3-8c83845d6181.jpg?v=1787071908","url":"https:\/\/yixingzishateapot.com\/products\/zisha-teapot-zhu-ni-huan-yuan-shao-li-shi-208","provider":"Yihu Yike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}