{"product_id":"zisha-teapot-zi-yu-jin-sha-zhu-ying-de-zhong-172","title":"Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot – Ziyu Jinsha Clay, 180ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 180 ml dezhong teapot in Ziyu Jinsha Clay, hand-carved, made in Dingshu, Yixing. Its Chinese name is 竹影德钟.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe clay.\u003c\/strong\u003e A sanded zini with golden flecks suspended in a purple body — the classical literary name for zisha itself, used here for a blend that shows the effect plainly. Reads as zini in use, with a livelier surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe form.\u003c\/strong\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow it was made.\u003c\/strong\u003e Decoration cut into the leather-hard clay by hand with a steel blade, in the Yixing engraving tradition that goes back to Chen Mansheng's collaborations with potters.\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 pu-erh and black tea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis pot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Catalogue no. 172, 180 ml, US$60. 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\u003eZiyu Jinsha Clay (紫玉金砂)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eForm\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDezhong (德钟)\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\u003eHand-carved (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\u003e172\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-zi-yu-jin-sha-ke-hui-zhu-ying-shi-piao-061\"\u003eShipiao Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Ziyu Jinsha Clay, 180 ml, $80\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-jiang-po-yan-xin-103\"\u003eHandmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Jiangponi Clay, 180 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/zisha-teapot-jiang-po-ming-de-de-zhong-102\"\u003eHandmade Dezhong Yixing Zisha Teapot\u003c\/a\u003e — Jiangponi Clay, 180 ml, $85\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr browse \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/zini-yixing-teapots\"\u003eevery Ziyu Jinsha pot\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dezhong-yixing-teapots\"\u003emore Dezhong teapots\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yihu Yike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45837644955695,"sku":"YHYK-0172","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/8676\/5615\/files\/dezhong-ziyu-jinsha-clay-yixing-zisha-teapot-172-01_b8694cb4-1cec-47fb-8817-733acbf00373.jpg?v=1787071813","url":"https:\/\/yixingzishateapot.com\/products\/zisha-teapot-zi-yu-jin-sha-zhu-ying-de-zhong-172","provider":"Yihu Yike","version":"1.0","type":"link"}