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40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Jun De ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A 125ml right-sized pot for one to two pax,\u003cbr\u003e2)  This Jun De model with a wide girthed opening for that much more convenience in introducing tea leaves in, and rinsing off after.\u003cbr\u003e3)  Jun De, like Craftsman Shi Yun's Yi Gong Hu and her previous De Zhong are unlike the Jing Zhou Shi Piao form, for the Jing Zhou Shi Piao gives the maximum volume for its PERCEIVED size.  Yi Gong and De Zhong instead give the lowest volume per perceived size.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat it means is that, a small volume Jun De model here and her previous Ai De Zhong of 100-135ml like this, occupy bigger real estate space on your tea table, than its actual tea volume suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is because this Jun De model, just like De Zhong, Li Xing, has an acutely narrowed neck above its shoulder line, and a dome that extends upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this means is that we have a pot, though satisfying the Gong Fu style steeping sessions with the smallish 100-140ml, but which does NOT appear small and petite, but rather: occupying more visual estate in our eyes. Handsome and Stately on our tea table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Shui Ping ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A 160ml right-sized pot for one to three pax,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall thin and sturdy.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art.  Our Zhu Ni Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Wang Hui, Shi Yun, Zhai Yi Yao and Wang Xing with their diligence and hard work all these years are to be cherished much by all of us.  We support their craft and devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith our Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni works coming from our Zhu Ni Craftsmen: although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art.  Our Zhu Ni Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Wang Hui, Shi Yun, Zhai Yi Yao and Wang Xing with their diligence and hard work all these years are to be cherished much by all of us.  We support their craft and devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith our Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni works coming from our Zhu Ni Craftsmen: although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Shui Ping ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A 160ml right-sized pot for one to three pax,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall thin and sturdy.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art.  Our Zhu Ni Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Wang Hui, Shi Yun, Zhai Yi Yao and Wang Xing with their diligence and hard work all these years are to be cherished much by all of us.  We support their craft and devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith our Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni works coming from our Zhu Ni Craftsmen: although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Jun De ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A 125ml right-sized pot for one to two pax,\u003cbr\u003e2)  This Jun De model with a wide girthed opening for that much more convenience in introducing tea leaves in, and rinsing off after.\u003cbr\u003e3)  Jun De, like Craftsman Shi Yun's Yi Gong Hu and her previous De Zhong are unlike the Jing Zhou Shi Piao form, for the Jing Zhou Shi Piao gives the maximum volume for its PERCEIVED size.  Yi Gong and De Zhong instead give the lowest volume per perceived size.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat it means is that, a small volume Jun De model here and her previous Ai De Zhong of 100-135ml like this, occupy bigger real estate space on your tea table, than its actual tea volume suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is because this Jun De model, just like De Zhong, Li Xing, has an acutely narrowed neck above its shoulder line, and a dome that extends upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this means is that we have a pot, though satisfying the Gong Fu style steeping sessions with the smallish 100-140ml, but which does NOT appear small and petite, but rather: occupying more visual estate in our eyes. 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art.  Our Zhu Ni Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Wang Hui, Shi Yun, Zhai Yi Yao and Wang Xing with their diligence and hard work all these years are to be cherished much by all of us.  We support their craft and devotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith our Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni works coming from our Zhu Ni Craftsmen: although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44524252463254,"sku":null,"price":266.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250228_215745.jpg?v=1740751941"},{"product_id":"jun-de-君德-12ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-our-collaborative-senior-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Jun De 君德, 124.3ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥,  by our Collaborative Senior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞。","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe:\u0026amp;nbsp; Every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use.\u0026amp;nbsp; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint.\u0026amp;nbsp; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere, Chen Yue Fei presents to you, his Jun De, delightfully crafted from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDearest Friends, Senior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei joins us!!\u003cbr\u003eHis skill is top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsman Chen performs his Jun De for us!  This is his first model for us, but one he is extremely adept at and has been performing for years.  This stands at 140ml and just right for many tea drinkers.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere, is again an all-classic model that will stand the test of time on your tea table.  Jun De in Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni is one we always love, being set it at ~135-140ml, for you dearest friends steeping for one or two people at a sitting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei's Jun De.\u003cbr\u003eThe sharpish spout with its curve exhibiting the force and visual vector of flow of the tea water, making a delightful watch in action.  The Jie Gai 截盖 interface is wonderfully crafted in, creating an unobtrusive and comfortable silhouette unknowingly to the eye.  The body has a visually slightly bulbous shape, just ever so slightly, thanks to the careful mastery of the curve to be introduced during patting.  This Jun De model has a very sturdy wide base, very sumptuous!to look at below, and it provides a great stance on the tea table.  Handsome, sturdy and svelte to delight your guests and you the tea master!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Jun De ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A 125ml right-sized pot for one to two pax,\u003cbr\u003e2)  This Jun De model with a wide girthed opening for that much more convenience in introducing tea leaves in, and rinsing off after.\u003cbr\u003e3)  Jun De, like Craftsman Shi Yun's Yi Gong Hu and her previous De Zhong are unlike the Jing Zhou Shi Piao form, for the Jing Zhou Shi Piao gives the maximum volume for its PERCEIVED size.  Yi Gong and De Zhong instead give the lowest volume per perceived size.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat it means is that, a small volume Jun De model here and her previous Ai De Zhong of 100-135ml like this, occupy bigger real estate space on your tea table, than its actual tea volume suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is because this Jun De model, just like De Zhong, Li Xing, has an acutely narrowed neck above its shoulder line, and a dome that extends upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this means is that we have a pot, though satisfying the Gong Fu style steeping sessions with the smallish 100-140ml, but which does NOT appear small and petite, but rather: occupying more visual estate in our eyes. Handsome and Stately on our tea table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. 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Failure rates are high. 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Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Jun De ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A 125ml right-sized pot for one to two pax,\u003cbr\u003e2)  This Jun De model with a wide girthed opening for that much more convenience in introducing tea leaves in, and rinsing off after.\u003cbr\u003e3)  Jun De, like Craftsman Shi Yun's Yi Gong Hu and her previous De Zhong are unlike the Jing Zhou Shi Piao form, for the Jing Zhou Shi Piao gives the maximum volume for its PERCEIVED size.  Yi Gong and De Zhong instead give the lowest volume per perceived size.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat it means is that, a small volume Jun De model here and her previous Ai De Zhong of 100-135ml like this, occupy bigger real estate space on your tea table, than its actual tea volume suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is because this Jun De model, just like De Zhong, Li Xing, has an acutely narrowed neck above its shoulder line, and a dome that extends upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this means is that we have a pot, though satisfying the Gong Fu style steeping sessions with the smallish 100-140ml, but which does NOT appear small and petite, but rather: occupying more visual estate in our eyes. Handsome and Stately on our tea table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. 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Failure rates are high. 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. 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Handsome and Stately on our tea table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. 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40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Jun De ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A ~125ml right-sized pot for one to two pax,\u003cbr\u003e2)  This Jun De model with a wide girthed opening for that much more convenience in introducing tea leaves in, and rinsing off after.\u003cbr\u003e3)  Jun De, like Craftsman Shi Yun's Yi Gong Hu and her previous De Zhong are unlike the Jing Zhou Shi Piao form, for the Jing Zhou Shi Piao gives the maximum volume for its PERCEIVED size.  Yi Gong and De Zhong instead give the lowest volume per perceived size.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat it means is that, a small volume Jun De model here and her previous Ai De Zhong of 100-135ml like this, occupy bigger real estate space on your tea table, than its actual tea volume suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is because this Jun De model, just like De Zhong, Li Xing, has an acutely narrowed neck above its shoulder line, and a dome that extends upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this means is that we have a pot, though satisfying the Gong Fu style steeping sessions with the smallish 100-140ml, but which does NOT appear small and petite, but rather: occupying more visual estate in our eyes. 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Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. 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40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Jun De ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A ~125ml right-sized pot for one to two pax,\u003cbr\u003e2)  This Jun De model with a wide girthed opening for that much more convenience in introducing tea leaves in, and rinsing off after.\u003cbr\u003e3)  Jun De, like Craftsman Shi Yun's Yi Gong Hu and her previous De Zhong are unlike the Jing Zhou Shi Piao form, for the Jing Zhou Shi Piao gives the maximum volume for its PERCEIVED size.  Yi Gong and De Zhong instead give the lowest volume per perceived size.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat it means is that, a small volume Jun De model here and her previous Ai De Zhong of 100-135ml like this, occupy bigger real estate space on your tea table, than its actual tea volume suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is because this Jun De model, just like De Zhong, Li Xing, has an acutely narrowed neck above its shoulder line, and a dome that extends upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this means is that we have a pot, though satisfying the Gong Fu style steeping sessions with the smallish 100-140ml, but which does NOT appear small and petite, but rather: occupying more visual estate in our eyes. Handsome and Stately on our tea table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44992524714134,"sku":null,"price":266.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250514_184220.jpg?v=1747271996"},{"product_id":"hua-ting-华庭-211-8ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-our-collaborative-senior-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Hua Ting 华庭, 211.8ml (complex, large: 14cm long, 10cm wide), Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥,  by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞, Engraving by Craftsman Yi De Shu 一德书。~ Congratulations to Prof K.D.!, 1415hrs 17th July 2025, San Jose!CA.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《华庭》Hua Ting\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Yi De Shu crafts the 2 stanzas from Famous Li Bai:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 18, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e”大鹏一日同风起， 扶摇直上九万里。“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 18, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis two verses are hugely inspirational, and gives us strength to believe in, that by exerting oneself and working supremely hard, will definitely prime oneself for greatness and success.  And once you fly, you will soar high and far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieve in yourself, work hard, and one day your formidable wings trained for many years, will open and you will fly high and strong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE LARGE XIAO MEI YAO ZHU NI WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei goes from strength to strength, and we tasked him to craft this very challenging complex and huge work from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  He performed very well, and able to steadily craft and fire, as they come through, one out of two, successful.  We are very thankful to him!!!\u003cbr\u003eLet us cheer Craftsman Chen Yue Fei!!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" 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luxury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIt sports:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1) the impressive Jie Gai \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e截盖 lid-to-body interface, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_115908.jpg?v=1752729239\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_115918.jpg?v=1752729239\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_115957.jpg?v=1752729239\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_120027.jpg?v=1752729239\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2) expansive and demanding-to-form handle,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_115758.jpg?v=1752729239\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e3) and  the MOST IMPRESSIVE of all goes to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe ACUTELY narrowed neck above the shoulder line!  This is very testing to any Artist or Craftsman.  We have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy to share with you the detailed photos of the upper aspects of the inner side walls!: with the folding, creasing vertical shrinkage lines.  Because of the SEVERELY narrowed upper part of the body, the radius of the top circular part is a whopping TWO CENTIMETERS smaller and away from the lower circular wide body part where the calligraphy characters are engraved by Craftsman Yi De Shu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_123410.jpg?v=1752728778\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_130847_0.jpg?v=1752732208\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_120226.jpg?v=1752729239\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is much more than that of the De Zhong, and is extremely difficult to coax and paddle-pat from a standard regular clay slab.  This is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_125329.jpg?v=1752728778\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_125341.jpg?v=1752728778\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_125344.jpg?v=1752728778\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_125537.jpg?v=1752728778\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_121529.jpg?v=1752728778\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default 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。“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 18, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis two verses are hugely inspirational, and gives us strength to believe in, that by exerting oneself and working supremely hard, will definitely prime oneself for greatness and success.  And once you fly, you will soar high and far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieve in yourself, work hard, and one day your formidable wings trained for many years, will open and you will fly high and strong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE LARGE XIAO MEI YAO ZHU NI WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei goes from strength to strength, and we tasked him to craft this very challenging complex and huge work from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  He performed very well, and able to steadily craft and fire, as they come through, one out of two, successful.  We are very thankful to him!!!\u003cbr\u003eLet us cheer Craftsman Chen Yue Fei!!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250721_172626_0.jpg?v=1753121560\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHua Ting means Chinese Imperial Court.  Combining our Chinese Oriental ancient aesthetic forms, Chen Yue Fei crafted this impressively Oriental, Graceful yet with an edgy and Stately aura reminiscent of the ancient imperial court of yore.\u003cbr\u003eIt measures an astounding 14cm long, from tip of the spout to the handle, and the girth of the round body is an impressive 10cm!  Drink Tea with an extra dose of our ancient Chinese ambience and mood, serving two friends together with you the Tea Master!  Or when you 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walls!: with the folding, creasing vertical shrinkage lines.  Because of the SEVERELY narrowed upper part of the body, the radius of the top circular part is a whopping TWO CENTIMETERS smaller and away from the lower circular wide body part where the calligraphy characters are engraved by Craftsman Yi De Shu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250721_173646.jpg?v=1753121560\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250721_173539.jpg?v=1753121560\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250722_012612.jpg?v=1753121560\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is much more than that of the De Zhong, and is extremely difficult to coax and paddle-pat from a standard regular clay slab.  This is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250722_013834.jpg?v=1753121560\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250722_013920.jpg?v=1753121560\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250722_013924.jpg?v=1753121560\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very 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classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250717_121529.jpg?v=1752728778\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest 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0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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。“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 18, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis two verses are hugely inspirational, and gives us strength to believe in, that by exerting oneself and working supremely hard, will definitely prime oneself for greatness and success.  And once you fly, you will soar high and far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieve in yourself, work hard, and one day your formidable wings trained for many years, will open and you will fly high and strong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE LARGE XIAO MEI YAO ZHU NI WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei goes from strength to strength, and we tasked him to craft this very challenging complex and huge work from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  He performed very well, and able to steadily craft and fire, as they come through, one out of two, successful.  We are very thankful to him!!!\u003cbr\u003eLet us cheer Craftsman Chen Yue Fei!!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_131917.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHua Ting means Chinese Imperial Court.  Combining our Chinese Oriental ancient aesthetic forms, Chen Yue Fei crafted this impressively Oriental, Graceful yet with an edgy and Stately aura reminiscent of the ancient imperial court of yore.\u003cbr\u003eIt measures an astounding 14cm long, from tip of the spout to the handle, and the girth of the round body is an impressive 10cm!  Drink Tea with an extra dose of our ancient Chinese ambience and mood, serving two friends together with you the Tea Master!  Or when you 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upper part of the body, the radius of the top circular part is a whopping TWO CENTIMETERS smaller and away from the lower circular wide body part where the calligraphy characters are engraved by Craftsman Yi De Shu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_132401.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_132300.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_130359.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_130359.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is much more than that of the De Zhong, and is extremely difficult to coax and paddle-pat from a standard regular clay slab.  This is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_215532.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_215615.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_215619.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_182110.jpg?v=1753539806\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default 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。“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 18, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis two verses are hugely inspirational, and gives us strength to believe in, that by exerting oneself and working supremely hard, will definitely prime oneself for greatness and success.  And once you fly, you will soar high and far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieve in yourself, work hard, and one day your formidable wings trained for many years, will open and you will fly high and strong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE LARGE XIAO MEI YAO ZHU NI WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei goes from strength to strength, and we tasked him to craft this very challenging complex and huge work from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  He performed very well, and able to steadily craft and fire, as they come through, one out of two, successful.  We are very thankful to him!!!\u003cbr\u003eLet us cheer Craftsman Chen Yue Fei!!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_172443.jpg?v=1754406860\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHua Ting means Chinese Imperial Court.  Combining our Chinese Oriental ancient aesthetic forms, Chen Yue Fei crafted this impressively Oriental, Graceful yet with an edgy and Stately aura reminiscent of the ancient imperial court of yore.\u003cbr\u003eIt measures an astounding 14cm long, from tip of the spout to the handle, and the girth of the round body is an impressive 10cm!  Drink Tea with an extra dose of our ancient Chinese ambience and mood, serving two friends together with you the Tea Master!  Or when you just want to drink two times more than your partner after dinner :-D.  Thank you for supporting Craftsman Chen for his TREMENDOUS efforts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e  Affordable luxury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_220410.jpg?v=1754406861\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIt sports:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1) the impressive Jie Gai \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e截盖 lid-to-body interface, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_215833.jpg?v=1754406860\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_215844.jpg?v=1754406861\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg 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inner side walls!: with the folding, creasing vertical shrinkage lines.  Because of the SEVERELY narrowed upper part of the body, the radius of the top circular part is a whopping TWO CENTIMETERS smaller and away from the lower circular wide body part where the calligraphy characters are engraved by Craftsman Yi De Shu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_174308.jpg?v=1754406861\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_174246.jpg?v=1754406860\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_173919.jpg?v=1754406860\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_174005_0.jpg?v=1754406862\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is much more than that of the De Zhong, and is extremely difficult to coax and paddle-pat from a standard regular clay slab.  This is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_223930.jpg?v=1754406861\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_224009.jpg?v=1754406862\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_224018.jpg?v=1754406862\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250726_182110.jpg?v=1753539806\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45238200172694,"sku":null,"price":336.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250805_172730.jpg?v=1754406860"},{"product_id":"rong-tian-容天-154-5ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞-engraving-by-craftsman-yi-de-shu-一德书","title":"Rong Tian 容天, 154.5ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥,  by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞, Engraving by Craftsman Yi De Shu 一德书 ~ Congratulations to Prof K.D., 1158hrs 11th August 2025, San Jose! CA!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e 《容天》Rong Tian by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Yi De Shu crafts the 2 stanzas to augment and complement the aura of our tea session with their meanings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\"茶香能醉客 心境可通神。\"\u003cbr\u003eThese two lines mean, \"The Aroma of Tea can melt your guests, and a calmed mind can bring about concentration, better focus and a refreshed outlook!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Rong Tian 容天, a ZiSha Modern Classic created by Grand Master Lü Yao Chen 吕尧臣, and this is lovingly made by our trusted and committed collaborative Craftsman Chen Yue Fei. Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_182150.jpg?v=1754929435\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei sculpted in the \"Na Di\" 捺底 base too for this Rong Tian for us!\u003cbr\u003eThank you Craftsman Chen for your efforts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_220600.jpg?v=1754929435\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_220609.jpg?v=1754929435\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_220519.jpg?v=1754929436\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe see t\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ehe ACUTELY narrowed neck above the shoulder line!  This is very testing to any Artist or Craftsman.  We have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy to share with you the detailed photos of the upper aspects of the inner side walls!: with the folding, creasing vertical shrinkage lines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is extremely difficult to coax and paddle-pat from a standard regular clay slab. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_182207.jpg?v=1754929437\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_220400.jpg?v=1754929435\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_225254.jpg?v=1754929435\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250811_225158.jpg?v=1754929435\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 115.5ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni , by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~ Congratulations to Ms M.L.! 0931hrs 12th August 2025, Phoenix! AZ.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_164635.jpg?v=1755013785\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_164329.jpg?v=1755013785\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_164438.jpg?v=1755013784\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_164105.jpg?v=1755013785\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_164226.jpg?v=1755013785\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_164450.jpg?v=1755013785\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_165843.jpg?v=1755013952\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_165526.jpg?v=1755013951\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_165754.jpg?v=1755013951\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_165825.jpg?v=1755013951\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_165819.jpg?v=1755013951\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_155035.jpg?v=1755098076\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei sculpted in the \"Na Di\" 捺底 base too for this Rong Tian for us!\u003cbr\u003eThank you Craftsman Chen for your efforts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_162526.jpg?v=1755098075\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" 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see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224035.jpg?v=1755098075\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224056.jpg?v=1755098075\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224220.jpg?v=1755098076\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_184051.jpg?v=1755151030\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_184048.jpg?v=1755151030\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_183604.jpg?v=1755151033\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250812_183059.jpg?v=1755151030\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWe have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy to share with you the detailed photos of the upper aspects of the inner side walls!: with the folding, creasing vertical shrinkage lines. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224614.jpg?v=1755151030\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224718.jpg?v=1755151030\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224730.jpg?v=1755151030\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224747.jpg?v=1755151030\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224035.jpg?v=1755098075\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224056.jpg?v=1755098075\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250813_224220.jpg?v=1755098076\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams 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unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis larger 196.9 is the one on the right, when placed adjacent to the smaller 115.5ml piece piece, for comparison :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_162736.jpg?v=1755282478\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_162539.jpg?v=1755282321\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_211522.jpg?v=1755282321\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_213035.jpg?v=1755282765\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_212202.jpg?v=1755282321\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_213221.jpg?v=1755288335\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 115.5ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni , by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~ Congratulations to Mr M.S.! 2049hrs!15th August 2025, Southbury, CT!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003eThis smaller 115.5ml is the one on the left, when placed adjacent to the larger 197.0ml piece, for comparison :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_163735.jpg?v=1755282765\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_163408_0.jpg?v=1755282765\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_163655.jpg?v=1755282765\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_213213.jpg?v=1755282765\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250815_212003.jpg?v=1755288057\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 111.2ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni , by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~ Congratulations to Mr T.A.! 1131hrs 20th August 2025! Samorin, Slovakia🇸🇰!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_234602.jpg?v=1755618514\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_160753.jpg?v=1755618513\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_234528.jpg?v=1755618514\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_225743.jpg?v=1755618513\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_225840.jpg?v=1755618513\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_225837.jpg?v=1755618514\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45523448758422,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_155143.jpg?v=1755618571"},{"product_id":"qin-quan-秦权-with-oriental-clouds-embellishments-云朵贴花工艺-193-9ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 193.3ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni , by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~!Congratulations to Ms N.C., 0128hrs 22nd August 2025! Los Baños, The Philippines🇵🇭!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_160511.jpg?v=1755617692\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_160411_0.jpg?v=1755617691\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_160440.jpg?v=1755617692\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_224213.jpg?v=1755617692\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_224944.jpg?v=1755617692\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250819_224757.jpg?v=1755617692\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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Singapore🇸🇬!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe; Every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use. They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint. We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere, Chen Yue Fei presents to you, his Jun De, delightfully crafted from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDearest Friends, Senior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei joins us!!\u003cbr\u003eHis skill is top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsman Chen performs his Jun De for us!  This is his first model for us, but one he is extremely adept at and has been performing for years.  This stands at 140ml and just right for many tea drinkers.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere, is again an all-classic model that will stand the test of time on your tea table.  Jun De in Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni is one we always love, being set it at ~125ml, for you dearest friends steeping for one or two people at a sitting.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei's Jun De.\u003cbr\u003eThe sharpish spout with its curve exhibiting the force and visual vector of flow of the tea water, making a delightful watch in action.  The Jie Gai 截盖 interface is wonderfully crafted in, creating an unobtrusive and comfortable silhouette unknowingly to the eye.  The body has a visually slightly bulbous shape, just ever so slightly, thanks to the careful mastery of the curve to be introduced during patting.  This Jun De model has a very sturdy wide base, very sumptuous!to look at below, and it provides a great stance on the tea table.  Handsome, sturdy and svelte to delight your guests and you the tea master!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSenior Craftsman Chen Yue Fei ASTUTELY crafts this Jun De ZiSha work for all of us for this purpose,\u003cbr\u003e1)  A ~125ml right-sized pot for one to two pax,\u003cbr\u003e2)  This Jun De model with a wide girthed opening for that much more convenience in introducing tea leaves in, and rinsing off after.\u003cbr\u003e3)  Jun De, like Craftsman Shi Yun's Yi Gong Hu and her previous De Zhong are unlike the Jing Zhou Shi Piao form, for the Jing Zhou Shi Piao gives the maximum volume for its PERCEIVED size.  Yi Gong and De Zhong instead give the lowest volume per perceived size.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWhat it means is that, a small volume Jun De model here and her previous Ai De Zhong of 100-135ml like this, occupy bigger real estate space on your tea table, than its actual tea volume suggests.\u003c\/span\u003e  This is because this Jun De model, just like De Zhong, Li Xing, has an acutely narrowed neck above its shoulder line, and a dome that extends upwards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat this means is that we have a pot, though satisfying the Gong Fu style steeping sessions with the smallish 100-140ml, but which does NOT appear small and petite, but rather: occupying more visual estate in our eyes. Handsome and Stately on our tea table.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.  You want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a precious piece of ZiSha Art, and we give kudos to Senior Craftsmen Chen Yue Fei, Shi Yun and Wang Hui, and their diligence and hard work all these years. Although three out of five crafted are successful coming off from the kiln devoid of deformations\/cracks, again, ONLY two of these three are worthy in final form, beauty and cohesion.  As with all Art pieces from RealZiSha here presented to all of you dearest Friends, guardians of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, they are premium pieces availed at the most astounding lowest prices.  We want you each of you friends to get the best.  You deserve it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_171841.jpg?v=1755704718\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 18, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis two verses are hugely inspirational, and gives us strength to believe in, that by exerting oneself and working supremely hard, will definitely prime oneself for greatness and success.  And once you fly, you will soar high and far.\u003cbr\u003eBelieve in yourself, work hard, and one day your formidable wings trained for many years, will open and you will fly high and strong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE LARGE XIAO MEI YAO ZHU NI WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei goes from strength to strength, and we tasked him to craft this very challenging complex and huge work from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  He performed very well, and able to steadily craft and fire, as they come through, one out of two, successful.  We are very thankful to him!!!\u003cbr\u003eLet us cheer Craftsman Chen Yue Fei!!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_181837.jpg?v=1755704719\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHua Ting means Chinese Imperial Court.  Combining our Chinese Oriental ancient aesthetic forms, Chen Yue Fei crafted this impressively Oriental, Graceful yet with an edgy and Stately aura reminiscent of the ancient imperial court of yore.\u003cbr\u003eIt measures an astounding 14cm long, from tip of the spout to the handle, and the girth of the round body is an impressive 10cm!  Drink Tea with an extra dose of our ancient Chinese ambience and mood, serving two friends together with you the Tea Master!  Or when you just want to drink two times more than your partner after dinner :-D.  Thank you for supporting Craftsman Chen for his TREMENDOUS efforts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e  Affordable luxury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205433.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIt sports:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1) the impressive Jie Gai \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e截盖 lid-to-body interface, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205619.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205625.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205556.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205602.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205606.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2) expansive and demanding-to-form handle,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205133.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_172100.jpg?v=1755704719\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205236.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e3) and  the MOST IMPRESSIVE of all goes to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe ACUTELY narrowed neck above the shoulder line!  This is very testing to any Artist or Craftsman.  We have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy to share with you the detailed photos of the upper aspects of the inner side walls!: with the folding, creasing vertical shrinkage lines.  Because of the SEVERELY narrowed upper part of the body, the radius of the top circular part is a whopping TWO CENTIMETERS smaller and away from the lower circular wide body part where the calligraphy characters are engraved by Craftsman Yi De Shu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_181708.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_181516.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_205900.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_210039.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_172101.jpg?v=1755704717\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_181133.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is much more than that of the De Zhong, and is extremely difficult to coax and paddle-pat from a standard regular clay slab.  This is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_225013.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_224854.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250820_224854.jpg?v=1755704718\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  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look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_114558.jpg?v=1756625852\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_114553.jpg?v=1756625852\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_113446.jpg?v=1756625852\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_114250.jpg?v=1756625852\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWe have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy 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the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_113721.jpg?v=1756625852\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~175ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta 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successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 116.2ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni , by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~ Congratulations!to Mr M.G.! 2130hrs 22nd August 2025, Puteaux! France🇫🇷.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_004925.jpg?v=1755885203\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_004102_0.jpg?v=1755885203\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_004907.jpg?v=1755885203\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_004020.jpg?v=1755885203\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_004034.jpg?v=1755885203\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_003900.jpg?v=1755885203\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_004859.jpg?v=1755886508\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45535418351766,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250823_005013.jpg?v=1755885203"},{"product_id":"qin-quan-秦权-with-oriental-clouds-embellishments-云朵贴花工艺-191-3ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 191.3ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~!Congratulations to Mr B.J.! 1014hrs 5th Oct 2025, Summerville, Canada🇨🇦!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis 191.3ml is the one on the right, when placed adjacent to the smaller 114.6ml piece piece on the left, for comparison :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_011321_1b8c400f-9044-4021-9259-35c04894928f.jpg?v=1756060507\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_174426_0.jpg?v=1756058594\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_173603.jpg?v=1756059501\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_011608.jpg?v=1756059502\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_011703.jpg?v=1756059502\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_173542.jpg?v=1756059502\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_012003.jpg?v=1756059502\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~190ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_011822.jpg?v=1756059502\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45538477310102,"sku":null,"price":289.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_030928.jpg?v=1756062645"},{"product_id":"mini-qin-quan-秦权-with-oriental-clouds-embellishments-云朵贴花工艺-114-6ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Mini! Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 114.6ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~ Congratulations to Prof K.D.! 1124hrs 11th Sept 2025, San Jose! CA.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis 114.6ml piece is the one on the left, when placed adjacent to the larger 191.3ml piece piece on the right, for comparison :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_011321_1b8c400f-9044-4021-9259-35c04894928f.jpg?v=1756060507\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_174426.jpg?v=1756058595\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_174447.jpg?v=1756058595\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_010459.jpg?v=1756058594\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_010619.jpg?v=1756058594\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_173859.jpg?v=1756058595\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_010754.jpg?v=1756058595\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_010652.jpg?v=1756058595\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_173036.jpg?v=1756061144\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei sculpted in the \"Na Di\" 捺底 base too for this Rong Tian for us!\u003cbr\u003eThank you Craftsman Chen for your efforts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_013840.jpg?v=1756061144\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_013717.jpg?v=1756061145\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_173049.jpg?v=1756061144\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_232829.jpg?v=1756061144\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_232913.jpg?v=1756061145\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250824_232946.jpg?v=1756061145\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this at 130-140ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_165727.jpg?v=1756635158\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_170302.jpg?v=1756635159\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_173004.jpg?v=1756635160\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_173018.jpg?v=1756635159\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250831_173032.jpg?v=1756635159\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, as Craftsman Chen crafted this at 150-160ml for your happy steepings!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250903_180515.jpg?v=1756894361\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to 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use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up 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costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. 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Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_192258_0.jpg?v=1758123330\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_192027_0.jpg?v=1758123330\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_230424.jpg?v=1758123331\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_230709.jpg?v=1758123331\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_192009.jpg?v=1758123330\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_230932.jpg?v=1758123331\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_230719.jpg?v=1758123331\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45629674291350,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250917_191940.jpg?v=1758123330"},{"product_id":"mini-qin-quan-秦权-with-oriental-clouds-embellishments-云朵贴花工艺-120-8ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Mini! Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 120.8ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~!Congratulations to Mr J.M.! 0725hrs 9th Oct 2025, Roanoke! VA.","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_191525.jpg?v=1758644343\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_191432.jpg?v=1758644609\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_231450.jpg?v=1758644343\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_231749.jpg?v=1758644343\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_191406.jpg?v=1758644609\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_232543.jpg?v=1758644589\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~110-120ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_232329.jpg?v=1758644343\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45647406497942,"sku":null,"price":279.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250923_191600.jpg?v=1758644609"},{"product_id":"hua-ting-华庭-206-6ml-complex-large-14cm-long-10cm-wide-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞-engraving-by-craftsman-yi-de-shu-一德书","title":"Hua Ting 华庭, 206.6ml (complex, large: 14cm long, 10cm wide), Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥,  by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞, Engraving by Craftsman Yi De Shu 一德书 ~ Congratulations to Mr M.S.! 1228hrs 29th Oct 2025, Birmingham! AL!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 18, 120); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCraftsman Yi De Shu crafts the 2 stanzas from Li Bai:\u003cbr\u003e”大鹏一日同风起， 扶摇直上九万里。“\u003cbr\u003eThis two verses are hugely inspirational, and gives us strength to believe in, that by exerting oneself and working supremely hard, will definitely prime oneself for greatness and success.  And once you fly, you will soar high and far.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelieve in yourself, work hard, and one day your formidable wings trained for many years, will open and you will fly high and strong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE LARGE XIAO MEI YAO ZHU NI WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei goes from strength to strength, and we tasked him to craft this very challenging complex and huge work from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/em\u003e  He performed very well, and able to steadily craft and fire, as they come through, one out of two, successful.  We are very thankful to him!!!\u003cbr\u003eLet us cheer Craftsman Chen Yue Fei!!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020523.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHIS IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE LARGE XIAO MEI YAO ZHU NI WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei goes from strength to strength, and we tasked him to craft this very challenging complex and huge work from Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e  He performed very well, and able to steadily craft and fire, as they come through, one out of two, successful.  We are very thankful to him!!!\u003cbr\u003eLet us cheer Craftsman Chen Yue Fei!!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020214.jpg?v=1758679113\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHua Ting means Chinese Imperial Court.  Combining our Chinese Oriental ancient aesthetic forms, Chen Yue Fei crafted this impressively Oriental, Graceful yet with an edgy and Stately aura reminiscent of the ancient imperial court of yore.\u003cbr\u003eIt measures an astounding 14cm long, from tip of the spout to the handle, and the girth of the round body is an impressive 10cm!  Drink Tea with an extra dose of our ancient Chinese ambience and mood, serving two friends together with you the Tea Master!  Or when you just want to drink two times more than your partner after dinner :-D.  Thank you for supporting Craftsman Chen for his TREMENDOUS efforts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e  Affordable luxury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015338.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIt sports:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e1) the impressive Jie Gai \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e截盖 lid-to-body interface, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015634.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015704.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015642.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015741.jpg?v=1758676934\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015745.jpg?v=1758676934\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2) expansive and demanding-to-form handle,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015137.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020037.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015202.jpg?v=1758676934\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e3) and  the MOST IMPRESSIVE of all goes to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe ACUTELY narrowed neck above the shoulder line!  This is very testing to any Artist or Craftsman.  We have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy to share with you the detailed photos of the upper aspects of the inner side walls!: with the folding, creasing vertical shrinkage lines.  Because of the SEVERELY narrowed upper part of the body, the radius of the top circular part is a whopping TWO CENTIMETERS smaller and away from the lower circular wide body part where the calligraphy characters are engraved by Craftsman Yi De Shu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015059.jpg?v=1758676934\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020018.jpg?v=1758676934\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015935.jpg?v=1758676934\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_015946.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020632.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020340.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020354.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020415.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is much more than that of the De Zhong, and is extremely difficult to coax and paddle-pat from a standard regular clay slab.  This is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_022736.jpg?v=1758676935\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_022805.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_022918.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250924_020141.jpg?v=1758676935\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_180657.jpg?v=1759669842\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Chen Yue Fei sculpted in the \"Na Di\" 捺底 base too for this Rong Tian for us!\u003cbr\u003eThank you Craftsman Chen for your efforts!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_185554.jpg?v=1759669842\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_185559.jpg?v=1759669842\" 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_181218.jpg?v=1759669843\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003eYou see this here:\u003cbr\u003e\\\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_205431.jpg?v=1759669843\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_205426.jpg?v=1759669842\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_205501.jpg?v=1759669842\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251005_205507.jpg?v=1759669842\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~210ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: 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and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis 191.3ml is the one on the right, when placed adjacent to the smaller 114.6ml piece piece on the left, for comparison :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250825_011321_1b8c400f-9044-4021-9259-35c04894928f.jpg?v=1756060507\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 194.1ml specimen newly crafted her by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei, is here for you to bring home to steep your Green Tea, White Tea, all types of Oolong, Yancha!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_184610.jpg?v=1760193649\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_184704.jpg?v=1760193596\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_213222.jpg?v=1760193597\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_210717.jpg?v=1760193596\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_213231.jpg?v=1760193597\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_210823.jpg?v=1760193597\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_213239.jpg?v=1760193596\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that shape China and its history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~190ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251011_213206.jpg?v=1760193597\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251013_181810.jpg?v=1760375061\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251013_181808.jpg?v=1760375063\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251013_184047.jpg?v=1760375060\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251013_175502.jpg?v=1760375061\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWe have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251014_000228.jpg?v=1760375061\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251013_184154.jpg?v=1760375061\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~175ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45730555265174,"sku":null,"price":285.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251013_172718.jpg?v=1760375060"},{"product_id":"qin-quan-秦权-with-oriental-clouds-embellishments-云朵贴花工艺-187-8ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 187.8ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~ Congratulations!to Mr C.M.! 1116hrs 31st Oct 2025, Renens! Switzerland🇨🇭!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003eThe 187.8ml specimen newly crafted her by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei, is here for you to bring home to steep your Green Tea, White Tea, all types of Oolong, Yancha!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_140322.jpg?v=1761060036\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_135427_0.jpg?v=1761060036\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_135725.jpg?v=1761060037\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_140006.jpg?v=1761060037\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_140008.jpg?v=1761060036\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_135913.jpg?v=1761060036\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_135926.jpg?v=1761060036\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that had shaped China and enriched its history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_140403_0.jpg?v=1761060036\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 80ml (120ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~190ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_135923.jpg?v=1761060036\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eOf course, rest assured here, and avoid the ubiquitous fake jigger-machined fake \"Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni\", \"Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni\", \"Zhu Ni Da Hong Pao\", etc pots all around sold in a multitude of places, sites, apps and platforms.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45753658278038,"sku":null,"price":289.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251021_140322.jpg?v=1761060036"},{"product_id":"qin-quan-秦权-with-oriental-clouds-embellishments-云朵贴花工艺-196-3ml-xiao-mei-yao-zhu-ni-小煤窑朱泥-by-craftsman-chen-yue-fei-陈跃飞","title":"Qin Quan 秦权, with Oriental Clouds Embellishments 云朵贴花工艺, 196.3ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei 陈跃飞 ~!Congratulations to Ms B.F.! 2045hrs 18th Nov 2025, Edmonton! Canada🇨🇦!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《秦权》Qin Quan by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"text-decoration-line: underline; font-style: italic;\"\u003eFAMOUS Qin Quan 秦权,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e a regular and evergreen Classic with us in YiXing, here handsomely formed by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003eThe 187.8ml specimen newly crafted her by Craftsman Chen Yue Fei, is here for you to bring home to steep your Green Tea, White Tea, all types of Oolong, Yancha!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20250816_014342.jpg?v=1755284704\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_152234.jpg?v=1762093905\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere Chen Yue Fei also applied his know-how with Tie Hua Gong Yi 贴花工艺 and beautifully and adorably crafted in these embellishments of Oriental Clouds!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_152214.jpg?v=1762093906\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_182547.jpg?v=1762093905\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_182515.jpg?v=1762093906\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_182520.jpg?v=1762093905\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_182539.jpg?v=1762093905\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_182730.jpg?v=1762093905\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eQin Quan means Emperor Qin's Authority. This Stately and a Stalwart, Lasting ZiSha is designed to epitomise, emanate and reflect the Authority of Emperor Qin, who is the first Emperor to unify all of China's written Chinese characters, and the Emperor who steered the building of The Great Wall, and the Emperor who unified the system of weight.  His astuteness, stewardship and authority blazes through in history and he is an Emperor of ancient times that remains to this date, one of the most critical figures that had shaped China and enriched its history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251102_152313.jpg?v=1762093906\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo reflect Emperor Qin's major contribution of unifying China's weighing system, Qin Quan was designed in the Qing Dynasty in the extreme likeness of the Classic weight that Emperor Qin designed: the Cheng4 Tuo3 秤砣 :-D !\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/1000253636.jpg?v=1734871746\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy a Piece of Chinese History, and Craftsman Chen's superb, classic handwork!!! Let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u0026amp;nbsp; Have a lovely tea table set-up and enjoy your teas!!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251103_152915.jpg?v=1762187106\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to 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water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, as Craftsman Chen crafted this at 150-160ml for your happy steepings!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would 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Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be 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Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251104_203138.jpg?v=1762276163\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251104_203134.jpg?v=1762276163\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251104_184021.jpg?v=1762276162\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251104_184238.jpg?v=1762276163\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWe have taken the photos of the inner walls, and Craftsman Chen is very happy 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Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251104_184116.jpg?v=1762276162\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For two to three pax, no compromises here as Craftsman Chen crafted this impressive ~175ml for you as well!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: 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time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica 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Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251110_022557.jpg?v=1762713610\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251109_175520.jpg?v=1762713610\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251109_175624.jpg?v=1762713610\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated 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you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, as Craftsman Chen crafted this at 150-160ml for your happy steepings!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe 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Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251111_182244.jpg?v=1762893343\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251111_181928.jpg?v=1762894019\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis is the power of Fully-Handmade ZiSha, testament to the severe sacrifice of these Fully-Handmaking Craftsman and Artists, taking many years to perfect each of the two hundred over steps of a Fully-Handmaking work.\u003c\/span\u003e  Not resorting to moulds and half-handmaking.  These dedicated Fully-Handmaking Craftsmen sacrifice their whole lives to commit to this Art and Craft.  They will tell you, they will never negotiate.  Fully-Handmaking ZiSha works is worth their sacrifice of their entire lifetime, they want to preserve our Chinese traditional art and craft.  They want to preserve and enhance the unique character of Yixing ZiSha: the double-sized pores uniquely gifting ZiSha its character.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251111_182135.jpg?v=1762893343\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251112_011837.jpg?v=1762893344\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20251112_012544.jpg?v=1762893343\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOur RealZiSha Craftsman and Artists, believe every Fully-Handmade ZiSha work, presents a different form of Oriental charm and, every different ZiSha Teapot 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you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves 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Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe 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dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. 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Artwork, engages and requires a different form of grace, 禅 and operation from the user during use; They all direct the practitioner, towards a common endpoint; We, when we sit down in YiXing and chat about amongst all our Artists and Craftsmen, from Lu Xue Feng to Zhang Xue Lei, from Zhang Ke to Shao Shun Sheng, from Chen Fa Chu to Yuan Hui, all strongly believe that.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChen Yue Fei's skills are top notch and he is who we want to work with.\u003cbr\u003eWe wanted very much to work with him.  Our scouting with Craftslady Yi Xiao Ran around in YiXing is relentless.  And Chen Yue Fei likes what we are accomplishing here at RealZiSha, and we are also grateful that we are now in a team and the perfect fit for all: dearest patrons in you, and him.  We want the best for all of you!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMany of us delight in a small Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni work to steep our Oolong Dancongs, Oolong Da Hong Paos, Wu Yi Yan Chas, Black Teas, with dense rich taste.  A 100degC steep in of hot water, with a fast pour out.  Especially your costliest Oolong, that $4,000 per 100g Oolong harvested around the Mu Shu Da Hong Pao trees meant for the leadership of China.  We want to get the Rich TASTE OUT from the leaves OPTIMALLY, and not burning nor scalding the leaves, with a fast pour out.  A classic fast move.  Elegant and the Oolong that results, especially if that is your costliest Oolong, your costliest Yan Cha in your collection.  Nothing else replaces this prerequisite for the BEST resultant tea taste.  For one or two pax most astounding results.  We want the maximum amount of tea leaves within the pot, that 100degC hot water in that fills up fast and conveniently, decisive pick of the lid knob and covering it, quick and most effective steep, that dense tea water out.  The most treasured steep of 85ml (125ml - 40ml of space taken up by the expanded tea leaves) of tea water out for one to two persons per steep.  When every steep matters.  The most unique and transcendental tasting, that teaches us the matter of impermanence, and we treasure every steep, every drop that passes through down our palate.  For one to two pax, as Craftsman Chen crafted this at 150-160ml for your happy steepings!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn upper end Oolong costs $5 per gram, and 100 grams would cost $500.   Each steep with 7-8grams of tea leaves, this 100grams would last 12 sessions.\u003cbr\u003eWe do not waste it, and we want to treasure every drop of tea steeped from it.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlso\u003c\/strong\u003e notice how he crafted the spout's circumferential clay wall as thin as possible at its spout :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou want a quick pour out, you want a small volume pot for that gungfu steeping for your costliest Oolong and Yan Cha, you want a wide lumen and opening for the spout: hence the spout's wall cannot be thick, or else the spout would look unbecomingly stubby, unsightly and oversized to match the pot's body.  The only way to achieve this is to have the Craftsman diligently and crafting a thin yet sturdy wall.  Yes, so as to achieve the widest spout lumen and opening for that fast pour out.  If the clay wall is thicker, you can't have a wide spout opening or else the whole spout would appear too thick and unsightly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe are thrilled to have Senior Craftsman Chen gift this to all of us.  Though small, it packs astonishing substance in shape, form and execution.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere presented proudly by Senior Craftsman Chen to all of you dearest friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eExplained, https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing , the Craftsman by selling his hard-worked ZiSha craft at $190-$240, $45-$65 goes to the cost of the craft, inclusive of the fees for the firing for the kiln operator (three times per pot), the packaging boxes, and between $32 to $52 for the clay (Zi Ni Di Cao Qing, Duan Ni and upwards) used per pot.\u003c\/span\u003e   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zi Ni (e.g. Di Cao Qing, Lao Zi Ni, Da Shui Tan etc) and Duan Ni (e.g. Jiang Po Ni, Qing Hui Duan, etc) is 70% on average.  Some times the whole batch of 10 may fail.  We have seen our Craftsmen suffer like this very often.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe success rate for Zhu Ni (e.g. Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni) pots is 60%, or 70% with most optimism and at the very, very best.  Unfortunately.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAll of us at RealZiSha of course, hope for one another, professional colleagues and all, that all the pots will survive firing at the kiln successfully.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e[For ZiSha models\/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, the time taken to craft will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well.  Zi Sha by its virtue, have the highest shrinkage rate of all ceramic clay.  Zi Ni and Duan Ni thus have that 70% success rate, while Zhu Ni has even higher shrinkage rate and thus even lower success rate (the lowest of all ceramic clay.)]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur Craftsmen are wholeheartedly committed to the cause of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and their strictness with their craft and dedication earn our respect.  We give a big Thank You all of these Craftsmen, for they are saving what is our common precious tea culture: Tea + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni, as we all know, with the highest shrinkage together with Zhao Zhuang Zhu Ni compared to all other ZiSha types. Failure rates are high. Unpredictability of the clay edges and joints, due to this high shrinkage is scary to say the least.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~\u003cbr\u003eTRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE ZHU NI WORK:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on our TRUE Fully-Handmade Zhu Ni pots from RealZiSha: NOT those thick-\/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake \"Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots\" utilising the cheating new technology: \"车一刀 Che Yi Dao\": Such ZhuNi pots utilising Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviate the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. 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