Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Zipao Yusha Clay, 200ml
Handmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Zipao Yusha Clay, 200ml
This is a 200 ml dezhong teapot in Zipao Yusha Clay, fully handmade, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 德钟.
The clay. Zini blended with fine sand, so the fired body carries visible grain against a settled purple ground — the name means 'purple robe, jade sand'. The sand adds texture without costing breathability. A pot that stays interesting to look at as it ages.
The form. The Dezhong form (德钟) dates to the Qing dynasty, Daoguang era, attributed to Shao Daheng. Created by Shao Daheng and named for its silhouette — an inverted bell. The name puns on the virtue (de) of the gentleman. Upright, evenly proportioned, formal without being stiff. The classic scholar's pot.
How it was made. Built entirely by hand — the wall is beaten out from a slab and joined without a mould. Inside the body you can still read the tool marks and the joint line, which is how the method is verified.
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 pu-erh, black tea and roasted oolong.
This pot. Catalogue no. 078, 200 ml, US$85. Photographed individually — the images show the pot you receive.
Made by 王婷. We buy directly from the workshop rather than through a wholesaler, so the attribution comes with the pot.
| Clay | Zipao Yusha Clay (紫袍玉砂) |
|---|---|
| Form | Dezhong (德钟) |
| Capacity | 200 ml |
| Craft | Fully handmade (全手工) |
| Origin | Dingshu, Yixing, Jiangsu, China |
| Catalogue no. | 078 |
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