Pan Hu Yixing Zisha Teapot – Zini Clay, 130ml
Pan Hu Yixing Zisha Teapot – Zini Clay, 130ml
This is a 130 ml pan hu teapot in Zini Clay, wood-fired, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 潘壶.
The clay. Zini is the foundational Yixing clay — purple-brown, mined at Huanglong Mountain, and the most forgiving of all the ores. It is highly plastic, notably porous, and develops a patina faster than most clays. Even-tempered and genuinely versatile. It rounds out a brew rather than sharpening it, which makes it a safe first pot for someone who drinks several kinds of tea.
The form. The Pan Hu form (潘壶) dates to the mid-Qing, attributed to commissioned by Pan Shicheng. Commissioned by the Guangdong official Pan Shicheng and stamped 'Pan' on the base. The Pan family gave them as dowry pieces — hu puns on fu, good fortune — so they were traditionally given in pairs. Small, neat and domestic. Made in taller and shorter proportions.
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. 130 ml serves two to three people from a single fill, which makes it the most generally useful size on a tea table. Best suited to pu-erh, black tea and aged oolong.
This pot. Catalogue no. 355, 130 ml, US$400. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by an independent Dingshu potter working outside the titled-master system. We do not attach a name we cannot verify.
| Clay | Zini Clay (紫泥) |
|---|---|
| Form | Pan Hu (潘壶) |
| Capacity | 130 ml |
| Craft | Wood-fired (柴烧) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 355 |
New to zisha? Read how to season a Yixing teapot before first use.
Similar teapots
- Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot — Zini Clay, 80 ml, $399
- Shuang Xian Zhu Gu Yixing Zisha Teapot — Aged Zini Clay, 130 ml, $400
- Handmade Sculptural Form Yixing Zisha Teapot — Zini Clay, 100 ml, $280
Or browse every Zini pot · the full Yixing catalogue.
