Full Handmade and Real Authentic YiXing Zisha from realzisha.com

Newly Crowned Master Consummate Artist ~ Li Yan Ru! 李艳如~振兴技艺师, joins us! Her Grand works will be launched soon as well!

New Craftsman Wan Jia Lin! She joins us too! Look oit for her regular works coming through! THANK YOU FRIENDS. New Compositions from Artists & Craftsmen we work with symbiotically in mission. No Half-Handmaking, no moulds used, No Machined High Imitation pots masquerading as fully-handmade pots. ALL EXACTINGLY FULLY-HANDMADE YIXING ZiSha Works. All stand UP to Grand Masters' scrutiny (40-80 photos per pot). Thank YOU for sticking faithfully with our Craftsmen and Artists' diligently here, as they bring forth the successful ones out from the kiln.

NEW ARRIVALS. Updated twice or more weekly. THANK YOU FRIENDS for your utmost patience, we owe it to you.

Commissioned Works for Our Customers, by our Top Artists!

Launch Section for Assoc Master XU YAN's AND Assoc Master XU JIAN's ZiSha Works.

山西博物院 Shan Xi Museum’s permanent display piece adopted from 张轲 Zhang Ke, now recreated by Zhang Ke as the One and Only Piece for you, our dearest friends’ entry to Museum Class Works.

LAUNCH of the ONE and Only Other Piece from the Shan Xi 山西 Museum Piece! : the Li Hu 梨壶, also a New ZiSha Composition by Zhang Ke 张轲。Launch on 31st March 2024.

When Grand Master He Dao Hong 何道洪 refuses to meet everybody else including his own patrons who travelled miles to see him, he meets us with Chen Guo Liang 陈国良。

Our DEEP & EXCLUSIVE Connections with the Proper Circle.

ZiSha, Tea and Friends. Our casual moments.

Serving our friendly Patrons

Authentic YiXing ZiSha. 纯。宜兴紫砂。

All FULLY-HANDMADE 全手工

At his Museum exclusively arranged with the Government.

Our Uncle with us: National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin 曹亚麟。

Our National Gem with us at his Museum.

With Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生。

Going Through All his Accolades.

Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生 with us.

When Grand Master He Dao Hong 何道洪 refuses to meet everybody else including his own patrons who travelled miles to see him, he meets us with Chen Guo Liang 陈国良。

Our DEEP & EXCLUSIVE Connections with the Proper Circle.

ZiSha, Tea and Friends. Our casual moments.

Serving our friendly Patrons

Authentic YiXing ZiSha. 纯。宜兴紫砂。

All FULLY-HANDMADE 全手工

At his Museum exclusively arranged with the Government.

Our Uncle with us: National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin 曹亚麟。

Our National Gem with us at his Museum.

With Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生。

Going Through All his Accolades.

Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生 with us.

National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin. Today we bring you along to visit his ZiSha Art Museum!

Four Major Articles to date, thank you Friends.

3. Full CURRENT STATUS of Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥: 1)Avoiding pitfalls, 2)Huang Long Yuan 黄龙源 Situation, 3)Our Cao Family 曹家 Movement

2. MORE UPDATES: awareness, knowledge. 1)Exodus of FHM Artisans to the JJM factories, 2) !>90%! of top L1 AND L2 Senior Masters have turned to the dark side, 3)High End Forgeries, 4)BenShan LüNi, 5)Tian Qing Ni, 6)cheating Che Yi Dao ZhuNi pots?

1. Actual ZiSha landscape at YiXing, Ground Zero: the honest but struggling, the hyped up, the myths, the misinformation, the threat from ubiquitous machined pots, the monies, the uphill fight against forgeries and imitations.

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GROUND BREAKING: The GRAND Sui Tang Qian Gui 隋唐钱柜 pot: Gold Award Winner at the Yr2020 Panama International Exposition. The Original Piece is kept by Grand Master Shao at his Da Heng Tao Zhai 大亨陶斋 Museum (Grand Master Shao is the 6th Generation Descendant of Shao Da Heng 邵大亨). The World's Only other piece made at the same 680ml and of Gu Tong Ni 古铜泥, is here at RealZiSha for our patron.

ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN THANK YOU DEAREST FRIENDS FOR YOUR KIND PATIENCE AND TIME, supporting and safeguarding Fully-Handmade ZISha Art.

Fully-Handmade ZiSha pots do not come easy and we must therefore cherish every single Fully-Handmade ZiSha pot that we hold in our hands.

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QUICK FACTS. TO TELL whether a pot is a Fully-Handmade ZiSha pot 全手工紫砂壶, or is a Jigger-machined non-ZiSha ceramic clay pot 机车非紫砂壶.

We need to observe the pot and then depend on the COMBINATION of many factors:

1) the 形体 Xing Ti of the pot. Does it look coherent, do the lines point to a lazy worker from factory line working fast to churn out many jigger-machined pots. Do the designs/embellishments reek of overzealous Orientalism, do they give you goose-pimples?Does the spout look correct? Many of the jigger-machined pots and many DaiGong pots that cost $5,000, look "stiff" and lacking the naturality, the flowing, fluid Qi 气 and Yun 韵 that a Fully-Handmade ZiSha pot crafted by a Great Craftsman and Artist. In order to tell the fakes-pretenders vs the real, legitimate, elegant and proper ZiSha Works, one does need a lot of practice, looking and looking and looking at proper FHM ZiSha pots from respectable Craftsmen and Artists (not involved in 代工 DaiGong dishonest practices). Remember that 90% of L1 and L2 Senior Artists now are already engaged in the dishonest DaiGong industry (the pots with their stamps are NOT made by them but by lesser skilled workers). Do spend your time looking at Proper, honest, TOP Craftsmen and Artists' works here at all our sections, and sharpen your acumen. Do so, and train your eyes.

Xing Ti is one of the most important factors. If the Xing Ti is wrong, one does NOT even need to pick up the pot and judge anymore. If the Xing Ti is wrong, the pot cannot be a Fully-Handmade ZiSha pot.

2) the 内壁 inner-wall. The patterns, the "fluffiness", and how they look and behave in straight and curved inner walls after firing. Very important.

3) the 重量/密度 weight of the pot. More often than not, jigger-machined pots weight heavier: they ARE denser! Jigger-machining entails the use of clays (pastey cheap clays that are non-ZiSha or, mixed with some poor quality ZiSha) that can be jigger-machined. Such clays ARE denser. YiXing ZiSha can only be slab-built, they are relatively unyielding and hard, and brittle/crumbly. They are the most difficult clay to work on in the world too.

4) the 手感 feel. A FHM ZiSha pot CAN be nurtured with use and tea steepings, and after time: with the DEFINITE FORMATION OF A BEAUTIFUL PATINA 包浆 that is TOTALLY UN-IMITABLE. Our friends here have reached tremendous levels of Patina FORMATION even with our $182 pots from Craftsman Chen Fa Chu and $226 pots from Craftsman Zhao. Rest assured. These trusted Craftsmen utilise superb quality ZiSha clays, not just ZiSha clays. Our customers often showed us their pots in person, months after purchase and usage, the patina formed are amazing: the pots look and feel moist, pearly/jade-like but without the oilyness nor stickiness. The patina looks shiny and moist BUT the pots do not feel oily at all!!: This is the Star quality of ZiSha pots. Non-ZiSha pots, even after ten years of use, will look and feel dry and parched for they are incapable of a good patina formation, nor any patina at all.

Many other less important parameters which can be found in our YouTube channel videos. Thank you dearest Friends and Buddies in Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and craft!!! Thank you!

*Dear Friends :-D, an update: ALL of us experienced friends and patrons with us, do know how to tell a Fully-Handmade ZiSha pot from a fake "Fully-Handmade" pot that is formed from non-ZiSha ceramic clays and from Jigger-machined processes. We also wish to ask newcomers to Kindly Note that: the absence or presence of the Man Pian 满片 and/or Di Pian 底片 seam cannot SINGULARLY point to whether a pot is a FHM ZiSha pot or not. For example, the Fully-Handmaking Artist or Craftsman OFTEN WISH to ADD a bit more clay to REFINE and smoothen the outside area around the circumferential ManPian 满片 or DiPian 底片 seams, and thus smearing off the presence of these natural Man Pian/Di Pian seams.*

Also, these ManPian and DiPian seams are NOWADAYS OFTEN FAKED on by non-Fully-Handmade pots (yes, those ubiqitous jigger-machined, slip-casted pots): the factory boss nowadays, often INSTRUCT his workers to swivel a tool and cut a line to FAKE the ManPian/DiPian seams. NOT ONLY THAT, the factor bosses recently have new MOLDS that INHERENTLY have a seam on the top circumference and bottom circumference so that the jigger-machined pot that pops out of it, will bear such FAKE MANPIAN AND DIPIAN SEAMS!

Just be aware.

1. The GRANDEST, and Finally They Are ALL HERE! 1) Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao 原矿大红袍, 2) Wu Ni 乌泥, 3) Dou Qing 豆青, and More! PLUS: Our Recent An Hui 安徽 Trip with Cao An Xiang. 23rd Sept 2023

GRAND ANNOUNCEMENT & SUMMARY of All The Top 6 Prized ZiSha Clays in the ZiSha Fraternity: Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao 原矿大红袍, Wu Ni 乌泥, Dou Qing 豆青 etc, availed now for you friends!

Thank you Friends for all your support and understanding. All ten places for Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao commissioning, to be crafted by Senior Master Cao Lan Fang 高级工艺美术师~曹兰芳 have been filled up by 18th feb 2024.

Our Aunt Senior Master Cao Lan Fang will put back to our Cao Family's vault, the precious YuanKuang DaHongPao. After our annoucement in October 2023, she has received nine orders by nine patrons and friends. And the tenth order came in at the last minute on the 17th Feb. We thank all of our friends. Our family of Grand Master Cao Ya Lin, Grand Master Cao Yan Ping, Premier Master Cao An Xiang, have agreed to have Senior Master Cao Lan Fang take out from our vault a portion of YuanKuang DaHongPao enough to craft TEN ZiSha Works for our dearest friends in you. For friends who wish to get more information still about this Massive Project to serve all of your friends, do click on the YuangKuang DaHongPao announcement & information Section.

As we mentioned in the article, there are hardly 40 bricks left in YiXing, and none was discovered since the 80s. We CONGRATULATE these extremely fortunate ten patrons. Thank you too, Friends for your kind attention.

Gratefully yours,
~ RealZiSha & Cao Family

2. Grandly availing, our Cao Family 曹家's 100% Pure Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥 and Ming Guo Lü Ni 明国绿泥, for your bespoke ordering and choice of model!

Our Cao Family's 曹家 Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥 and Ming Guo Lü Ni 明国绿泥: Open for your Commissioning.

3. The ONLY True and Nationally-Authenticated 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 四号井底槽青, from HuangLongYuan黄龙源 company, our L2A Senior Consummate Master Lu, L4 Assoc Master Yang and L4 Assoc Master Du all have mastered it and now available for commissioning!

The ONLY True National Authenticated 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 四号井底槽青, from HuangLongYuan《黄龙源》HuangLongShan《黄龙山》。

4. Bringing back to Life: Heritage, Emotive Ming-Qing eras' Works: symbiotically crafted with ZiSha clay formed by the most archaic clay forming process (Gu Fa Lian Ni 古法炼泥)。Assoc Master Yang Quan Sheng (Polygonal) and Assoc Master Du Cheng Yao (Austere). LAUNCH of Huang Long Yuan Huang Long Shan National-Authenticated 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing + Top Classic from Late 1700s: Fu Lu Si Fang 福禄四方!

Heritage Ming-Qing designs recreated & reborn, by Assoc Master Yang Quan Sheng 杨全胜 and Assoc Master Du Cheng Yao 堵程尧。

Serving Customers From Brazil to the U.K., from ABU DHABI TO AUSTRALIA.

Yi-Lei and Dr Ian, represent and present: the honest best for you.

Our grandfather being in the business and work of exploring, excavation and processing of ZiSha ores in the 1920s to 1950s, before Socialist China began
~~~ spawned the next generation, our uncles and aunts: Cao Ya Lin, Cao Yan Ping, Cao Lan Fang, Cao An Xiang resolved to make a name for themselves by committing to the actual ZiSha Artwork, and they succeeded tremendously, climbing the echelons of the ZiSha Art Fraternity and serving the ZiSha community with their glorious works.
~~~ We have 22 warehouses of ZiSha ores in our stock, and we supply ZiSha ores, processed & finished ore("clay")-bricks to even our neighbouring Grand Masters and Masters in YiXing.
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We dare say: We Provide The Best.

We are the ONLY Professional Webstore dedicated and COMMITTED to bringing you: ONLY Fully-Handmade YiXing ZiSha Teapots to your beautiful home.

WE have been serving friends and patrons, since 2013.

You enjoy: Front-Row Seat, with the Grand Masters and Masters.

WE BRING IT ALL, FOR YOU.

Let us make you feel privileged. We go the exacting Miles for you.

Our direct family members are Renowned, World-Class, Top-Notch GrandMasters and Masters. By virtue of our family ties, and growing up with, shoulders and all, with the YiXing Artists and Community Craftsmen, we provide the Best for YOU. Nowhere else will you find these top notch, highest quality pots at these honest-to-goodness prices: very proudly presented to you. Our margins are low, we earn a small profit, just enough to keep us afloat, we never profiteer, we work hard and we are happy to serve you.

We want to grow this WIN-WIN situation:

1) SUPPORT for the honest, proper Artists and Crafts-ladies, Craftsmen, thereby SUSTAINING this exacting ZiSha Art... or else, the countless industrial Jigger-machined pots, Slip-casted pots, and half-handmade pots continue to flood the market, and the teapot buying community will very soon fail to tell apart, decipher and recognise a pot: FULLY-Handmade and only from wholly 100% ZiSha.

2) You, our friend, get to procure and curate your own winning collection in your home.

Contact us for privileged connection and video-call with the Artists here with us when you commission them for your bespoke/special new pots. If you have other Artists in mind, we CAN connect with most of them in YiXing too. Artists are very busy working on their benches 10pm to 5am. We will fight for you.

We keep working hard to achieve:

Unbeatable, Through-the-roof Performance-to-Price ratio ZiSha pots, Authentic Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art,

For You.

1. Our Uncle, 曹亚麟国大师 - 国家工艺美术大师 - Cao Ya Lin, One of the current Twelve National Grand Master of The Arts.

曹亚麟国大师 - 国家工艺美术大师, Cao Ya Lin - National Grand Master of The Arts. One of the only Twelve belonging to the Zenith Grade of ZiSha Masters: National Grand Masters of The Arts.

2. Our dearest neighbour and ZiSha clay customer, 陈国良国大师 - 国家陶瓷艺术大师, Chen Guo Liang - National Grand Master of Ceramic Arts, and the Next-In-Line, National Grand Master of The Arts.

陈国良国大师 - 国家陶瓷艺术大师, Chen Guo Liang - National Grand Master of Ceramic Arts.

3. Our Hero, 邵顺生省大师 - 江苏省工艺美术大师, Shao Shun Sheng - Provincal Grand Master of The Arts. Gold Award Winner for Panama International Exposition CONSECUTIVELY for Yr2020 AND Yr2021! Historical and colossal achievements for the ZiSha Art and Industry.

邵顺生省大师 - 江苏省工艺美术大师, Shao Shun Sheng - JiangSu Provincial Grand Master of The Arts.

4. Our Uncle, 曹安祥 - 紫砂香炉第一人, Cao An Xiang - the Famous Renowned Zenith Premier Artist of ZiSha Religious Artwork. Also, Senior Consummate Master L2A.

曹安祥 - 紫砂香炉第一人与高级振兴技艺师, Cao An Xiang - World's Most Famous ZiSha Religious Receptacles Pioneer and Only Master of its kind, L2 Senior Consummate Master Artist.

5. Our Aunt, 曹燕萍 - 江苏省工艺美术大师, Cao Yan Ping - JiangSu Provincial Grand Master of The Arts, 6. Also, Our Aunt, L2 Senior Master CAO LAN FANG 曹兰芳 - 高级工艺美术师 ; and 7. her son, our cousin L4 Assoc Master Zhang Ke 张轲 - 助理工艺美术师。

曹燕萍省大师 - 江苏省工艺美术大师, Cao Yan Ping - JiangSu Provincial Grand Master of The Arts.

曹兰芳 - 高级工艺美术师, Cao Lan Fang Senior Master Artist.

张轲, 助理工艺美术师, Assoc Master Artist Zhang Ke

Our Supremos, both appointable as Judges for future ZiSha Competitions and Junior Ranks' Accreditation Exams: 8. 袁辉 - 高级振兴技艺师, Yuan Hui - Level 2A Senior Consummate Master Artist, AND 9. 路学峰 - 高级振兴技艺师, Lu Xue Feng - Level2A Senior Consummate Master Artist. 10. Yi Xing's Top Realism Engraving Artist, Yi Dian 一颠。

袁辉, 高级振兴技艺师, Senior Consummate Master Yuan Hui

路学峰, 高级振兴技艺师, Senior Consummate Master Lu Xue Feng

一颠 - Yi Dian, YiXing's Top Realism-Art Engraver

11. ZiSha Fraternity's Top Ornate 花器 Talent and the Youngest Ever (confirmed) to ever reach L4 Assoc Master Artist status: ZHANG XUE LEI 张雪磊 ; 12. Ming-Qing Polygonal Pots Specialist L4 YANG QUAN SHENG 杨全胜 ; 13. Top Handle 提梁 & Ornate-Segmental 小花器~筋囊器 Class Specialist, L4 CHEN XI FANG 陈锡芳 ; 14. Ming-Qing Era 明清时代复古光器 Austere Pots Specialist L4 DU CHENG YAO 堵程尧 ; 15. Yi Xing's Expert on 竹段 Zhu Duan: L4 YU CHUN LEI 余春雷。

张雪磊, 助理工艺美术师, Assoc Master Artist Zhang Xue Lei

杨全胜 - 助理工艺美术师, Yang Quan Sheng - L4 Associate Master Artist

陈锡芳 - 助理工艺美术师, Chen Xi Fang - L4 Associate Master Artist

堵程尧 - 助理工艺美术师, Du Cheng Yao - L4 Associate Master Artist.

俞春雷, 助理工艺美术师, Assoc Master Artist Yu Chun Lei

16. Assoc Master Xu Yan 徐燕, 17. Assoc Master Xu Jian 徐健, 18. Craftsman Wang Xing (XiaoMeiYao & ZhaoZhuang ZhuNi, AUSTERE Class), 19. Craftsman Chen Fa Chu (ZiNi & DuanNi, AUSTERE Class), 20. Craftsman Zhao Xiao Wei (XiaoMeiYao & ZhaoZhuang ZhuNi, AUSTERE Class), 21. Craftsman Wu Peng (BenShan ZhuNi, Ornate Class).

Launch Section for Assoc Master XU YAN's AND Assoc Master XU JIAN's ZiSha Works.

Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴。

Craftsman Chen Fa Chu 陈法初老师。

Craftsman Zhao Xiao Wei 赵小卫老师。

Craftsman Wu Peng 吴鹏老师。

Launch Specials: A) Sublime Work by Senior Consummate Master Lu: his Original Award Winning "Lu San You" 路三友. B) Assoc Master Yang Quan Sheng's Exceedingly Arduous Polygonal Work: The Da Bin Seng Mao 大彬僧帽, C) Stirring "Yin Bao" combining the Holy Grail True National-Authenticated 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing: Huang Long Yuan’s 黄龙源 Huang Long Shan 黄龙山 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 底槽青, of profound Chen Ming Yuan heritage, of phenomenal grace, of prodigious difficulty.

The Prized, ORIGINAL ACTUAL Gold Award Winning "Lu San You 路三友" Work, L2A Senior Consummate Master Artist Lu Xue Feng 高级振兴技艺师~路学峰。

The Top Classic Polygonal pot, highest difficulty and Stateliest: The Grand Da Bin Seng Mao, here perfectly executed by Assoc Master Yang Quan Sheng.

Sensational: Ming Yuan Yin Bao 鸣远印包 made of National Authenticated True 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 四号井底槽青

Monumental & Precious, by Assoc Master Yang: The Ming Yuan Ding Mao 鸣远丁卯

Zenith Grade Thin-Walled 薄胎, Floating, Balanced Shui Ping 水平 pot made of Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥

Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng's Private and Specially Created:《如意》 "Ru Yi" Collection

Top Engraving Work by Zhu Bing Hao, "King of Plum Blossoms"

"Yin Tai Zui Ke" pot, made of 生砂本山朱泥 Sheng Sha Zhu Ni.

Zenith Work from Polygonal Class Work Extraordinaire ASSOC MASTER YANG QUAN SHENG. "心静无尘, 落雪听禅" If the Heart is Still, and is without defilements/dust, One hears Ch'an/Zen as the falling Snow touches the Ground.

Thanks to the RealZiSha team

I would like to express our family's gratitude to everyone who was involved in creating this teapot. It is beautiful, and there's nothing more to add. You can see for yourself in the photo; we tried our best ;)
Wishing peace and kindness to everyone!

Perfect Pān Hú!

I am very pleased with this teapot. Pulling it out of the box the satisfaction of a well crafted work of art could be felt immediately.
Craftsman Chen Fa Chu 陈法初 did a wonderful job! The symmetry and balance are remarkable and it pours beautifully. I consider myself lucky to have got the last one in this series. So happy to add it to my burgeoning collection! I wish him and everyone at RealZiSha great and continued success.

zisha teapot

I have rarely seen such dedication, passion and love of a ’product’, as well as kindness.
The said teapot is just so marvellous in its simple and pure beauty.
Thank you for offering such rare beauty.
With kindest regards,
Françoise

100% Great

Good day to everyone!
I've received this teapot. Well, what can I say? I'm not an expert.
From that perspective, I can't judge!

But the teapot is damn good, excellently made. Attention to the smallest details, a piece of Chinese culture on your table!

A huge thank you to everyone involved in the process, from the craftsman to the sellers. And to your entire team.
All the best to you!

Love it

The craftsmanship is amazing and the ZiSha craft is beautiful. Love my pot

10/10

This is my first fully handmade zisha teapot. I have bought several machined pots earlier and they Are no where near as good as this one. Its seasons really nice and looks amazing. I had many doubts before my purcase, spesifically since i have been fooled into buying «real handmade» pots before, but Ian and hes crew have been very helpful and informative. I will buy more pots from realzisha very soon. Thanks Ian.

Beautiful teapot

The most beautiful teapot I ever have. I collect about 50pots. This is the best 👌 👍 😍 🥰

This is my first zisha teapot and I love it!
Craftsman Jiang Bin's work is breathtaking, every curve feels right. The lid fits perfectly with almost no movement. Every seam is invisible on the outside yet proudly on display on the inside.
What an amazing display of artistry and craftsmanship. I'm so happy I get to make tea with it everyday!
Thank you Jiang Bin for your craftsmanship, and RealZisha for working so hard to make it easy to find real fully handmade zisha teapots!

Meticulous detail

My favorite zhou pan that I have seen. It is meticulously sculpted: seamless lid-to- body interface and perfectly crafted circular lines and shape. I love the smooth matte surface, sleek but somehow feels soft. Thank you to Associate Master Xu Jian for the opportunity to meet and speak about this work, and to Ian and Yilei for arranging the meeting.

A Delight

I recently received this handmade teapot and I'm enamored with its elegance and craftsmanship. The smooth, flawless surface showcases meticulous attention to detail, while the pour is remarkably smooth and precise, making each tea session a delight. This teapot seamlessly blends beauty with functionality, embodying the rich tradition of ZiSha craftsmanship. It's a work of art that I couldn't be happier with.

This charming teapot is made even more beautiful by Assoc Master Du's skill and his choice of clay. The Tiao Sha combination clay is a mellow chocolate with tiny orange/gold flecks. The inscription is a stanza from a poem (thanks to Ian for the explanation!) hailing the commitment and dedication to one's art. A beautiful work by Assoc Master Du!

Amazing Teapot!

This is my first zisha teapot and I couldn’t be happier. Oolong has been transformed! As soon as I saw it I knew it was the stepping stone to zisha teaware. Everything about it was just right.
Craftsmen Wang Xing 王兴 and Ding Tie Ping 丁铁平 (德) both did a wonderful job. Not only is it functional but I will proudly display it as a work of art. I wish them and everyone at RealZiSha great and continued success.

I love the austere, modern look of this teapot. It makes great tea and is a pleasure to use. A most excellent teapot by Assoc Master Du!

Incredible Di Xiang Teapot

The Di Xiang has a lovely grey/brown salt-and-pepper kind of color and a slight stony texture, as if it were carved instead of sculpted. The teapot is wonderful to hold and to look at. It makes great tea as well, of course, although it's almost too elegant to use (out of fear of breakage because I am accident prone, which makes my love of zisha teapots hilarious) - so my Di Xiang teapot is mostly a “statement” piece for display. Beautiful work by Assoc Master Yang.

A Collectible Artwork

Crafted and created by assoc master Xu Yan for the Dragon Lunar New Year! The curves and bends of this Sheng He Tao are really up to the museum standard. Thank you the realzisha team and assoc master Xu Yan for this beautiful New Year gift. Happy New Year of the Dragon!

A True BenShan LüNi

It is another collectible piece of Zisha Art. This beautiful Yun Ying is eye-catching and mesmerizing. The design is elegant, and my words can't give all details. The pouring is strong. The pot feels sturdy, and the aura is radiating. Thank you the realzisha team and assoc master Zhang for this speical artwork of the Dragon Lunar New Year!

The prize jewel in our collection

We adore this lovely little pot! But even more than that, we cannot speak highly enough of the help and customer service Ian and Yi-Lei provide along every step of the way. They have provided information, education, and service far beyond what most companies would provide. We absolutely recommend RealZisha and the artisans they support to anyone looking to purchase Yixing clay teaware.

superb craftsmanship

Superbly crafted as always from Associate Master Du, the teapots are just as functional as they are beautiful. Thank you for kindly accepting the commission request, it was a quite a surprise when I was able to unbox the parcel and finally see the pots!

Small, elegant, and excellent

A wonderful piece for individual brewing. The clay interacts well with a Yun Wu Green Tea. The lid fit is seamless and the pour is excellent. The depth of craft is evident in the piece's austere symmetry. Chen Fa Chu is a clear disciple of his art!

Excellent Tea Pot

This is my 2nd of four pots now from realzisha.

perfect as usual, pours great, great lid fit, great clay.

this one I use for dancong oolong and it brews the best I have ever had.

Amazing Perfect Pot

This was the first pot I got from this shop. It is absolutely phenomenal, pours perfect and is perfectly balanced.

It also makes excellent tea.

I now have 4 pots from Ian and Yi-Lei and they are all perfect.

Service and communication and shipping is excellent as well. if you are on the fence I can tell you this company IS better than the others and the pots are legitimately of a higher grade.

Incredible

Words can't describe how special it is to hold and be able to see this piece in person and though the pictures are of very high quality they fail to capture the depth and true detail the sculpted landscapes hold. I also love the poem on the side as it felt like a super personal touch from the artist. This is a teapot I will cherish forever and will be a treasured family heirloom in time. Ian has been extremely helpful with the requesting of the commissioned teapot with Master Yuan Hui and Master Shi Chang. If you can I would highly recommend getting a teapot from them, it is well worth it and I couldn't be happier with the final product!

Delightful Teapot

This handsome dragon teapot makes me unreasonably happy. And I love how unique it is, I have never seen anything like it and that makes it all the more special, to be able to own such a special yixing teapot. Just looking at him makes me feel better (look at the little feet!) I commend Master Chen for the incredible craftsmanship and look forward to seeing what they do in the future!

Amazing teapot, pours very well and is a work of art.

A Zenith Artwork

First, the shipment arrived earlier than expected delivery date. Second, the Qian He Set looks zenith in person (photos don't do all the judgments!).
The Qian He Set formed superb with beautiful sculptures. The Tea Pet is beautiful and its face details are contented. The Qian He Set functions well at brewing tea too. The pot's strong steady pouring is admired. The cups are adorable, proudly and roundly to held on hands.
Thank you, Ian and Jeff, the realzisha team, for the journey of the Qian He set, by sharing me the processes and the steps along the way until the completion of the set. Thank you senior consummate master Lu Xue Feng for this forever beloved and treasured Qian He Set.

山西博物院 Shan Xi Museum’s permanent display piece adopted from 张轲 Zhang Ke, now recreated by Zhang Ke as the One and Only Piece for you, our dearest friends’ entry to Museum Class Works.

Our DEEP & EXCLUSIVE Connections with the Proper Circle.

Serving our friendly Patrons

All FULLY-HANDMADE 全手工

Our Uncle with us: National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin 曹亚麟。

With Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生。

Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生 with us.

Our DEEP & EXCLUSIVE Connections with the Proper Circle.

Serving our friendly Patrons

All FULLY-HANDMADE 全手工

Our Uncle with us: National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin 曹亚麟。

With Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生。

Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng 邵顺生 with us.

National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin. Today we bring you along to visit his ZiSha Art Museum!

Four Major Articles to date, thank you Friends.

3. Full CURRENT STATUS of Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥: 1)Avoiding pitfalls, 2)Huang Long Yuan 黄龙源 Situation, 3)Our Cao Family 曹家 Movement

2. MORE UPDATES: awareness, knowledge. 1)Exodus of FHM Artisans to the JJM factories, 2) !>90%! of top L1 AND L2 Senior Masters have turned to the dark side, 3)High End Forgeries, 4)BenShan LüNi, 5)Tian Qing Ni, 6)cheating Che Yi Dao ZhuNi pots?

1. Actual ZiSha landscape at YiXing, Ground Zero: the honest but struggling, the hyped up, the myths, the misinformation, the threat from ubiquitous machined pots, the monies, the uphill fight against forgeries and imitations.

ARTISTS AND CRAFTSMEN THANK YOU DEAREST FRIENDS FOR YOUR KIND PATIENCE AND TIME, supporting and safeguarding Fully-Handmade ZISha Art.

1. The GRANDEST, and Finally They Are ALL HERE! 1) Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao 原矿大红袍, 2) Wu Ni 乌泥, 3) Dou Qing 豆青, and More! PLUS: Our Recent An Hui 安徽 Trip with Cao An Xiang. 23rd Sept 2023

Thank you Friends for all your support and understanding. All ten places for Yuan Kuang Da Hong Pao commissioning, to be crafted by Senior Master Cao Lan Fang 高级工艺美术师~曹兰芳 have been filled up by 18th feb 2024.

2. Grandly availing, our Cao Family 曹家's 100% Pure Ben Shan Lü Ni 本山绿泥 and Ming Guo Lü Ni 明国绿泥, for your bespoke ordering and choice of model!

3. The ONLY True and Nationally-Authenticated 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 四号井 底槽青, from HuangLongYuan黄龙源 company, our L2A Senior Consummate Master Lu, L4 Assoc Master Yang and L4 Assoc Master Du all have mastered it and now available for commissioning!

Yi-Lei and Dr Ian, represent and present: the honest best for you.

1. Our Uncle, 曹亚麟国大师 - 国家工艺美术大师 - Cao Ya Lin, One of the current Twelve National Grand Master of The Arts.

2. Our dearest neighbour and ZiSha clay customer, 陈国良国大师 - 国家陶瓷艺术大师, Chen Guo Liang - National Grand Master of Ceramic Arts, and the Next-In-Line, National Grand Master of The Arts.

3. Our Hero, 邵顺生省大师 - 江苏省工艺美术大师, Shao Shun Sheng - Provincal Grand Master of The Arts. Gold Award Winner for Panama International Exposition CONSECUTIVELY for Yr2020 AND Yr2021! Historical and colossal achievements for the ZiSha Art and Industry.

4. Our Uncle, 曹安祥 - 紫砂香炉第一人, Cao An Xiang - the Famous Renowned Zenith Premier Artist of ZiSha Religious Artwork. Also, Senior Consummate Master L2A.

5. Our Aunt, 曹燕萍 - 江苏省工艺美术大师, Cao Yan Ping - JiangSu Provincial Grand Master of The Arts, 6. Also, Our Aunt, L2 Senior Master CAO LAN FANG 曹兰芳 - 高级工艺美术师 ; and 7. her son, our cousin L4 Assoc Master Zhang Ke 张轲 - 助理工艺美术师。

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3. The ONLY True and Nationally-Authenticated 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing 四号井底槽青, from HuangLongYuan黄龙源 company, our L2A Senior Consummate Master Lu, L4 Assoc Master Yang and L4 Assoc Master Du all have mastered it and now available for commissioning!