Qinquan Yixing Zisha Teapot – Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, 90ml
Qinquan Yixing Zisha Teapot – Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, 90ml
This is a 90 ml qinquan teapot in Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay, reduction-fired, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 秦权.
The clay. 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.
The form. The Qinquan form (秦权) dates to the Qing dynasty. Modelled on a Qin-dynasty weight — the standard that came with the unification of measures. A weight is an instrument of fairness, and the form carries that idea. Solid and low-centred, with a high arched handle. Long favoured by literati for what it stands for.
How it was made. Fired with the oxygen starved late in the cycle, which drives the iron in the clay toward darker, cooler tones.
Size and tea. At 90 ml this is a solo pot. One person, short infusions, and the small volume means you can push a good leaf through eight or ten steeps without ever brewing more than you drink. Best suited to oolong, yancha and black tea.
This pot. Catalogue no. 207, 90 ml, US$101. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 刘浩瀚. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Reduction-Fired Zhuni Clay (朱泥还原烧) |
|---|---|
| Form | Qinquan (秦权) |
| Capacity | 90 ml |
| Craft | Reduction-fired (还原烧) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 207 |
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