《筋纹待春》"Jin Wen Dai Chun ~ Imminence of Spring!", 198.9ml, by L3A Consummate Master Artist Li Yan Ru 李艳如, Di Cao Qing Zi Ni 底槽青紫泥 ~!Congratulations to Ms A.C.! 1144hrs 25th Jan 2026, Santa Clara! CA!
Congratulations to Ms A.C.! 1144hrs 25th Jan 2026, Santa Clara! CA!
5rmb unique serial number allocated for safe logging by Patron,
《筋纹待春》Jin Wen Dai Chun!
We have already seen how Master Li Yan Ru professes, specialises and "owns", the hugely onerous class: 锦囊~提炼 the combination of,
1) Segmental-Corollary class 锦囊器 PLUS,
2) Overhead Top Handle Class 提梁款 works.
Her Designs are not just pushing Senior Artists and Research Level Artists, they are winning multiple awards! Totally Understandable for her virtuoso skills honed from many years of hard work and learning since young.
Here Master Li continues her stupendous work for dearest friends in you, as she created this Dai Chun, a handy Segmental-Corollary work! She has many Segmental-Corollary works which are 1) all of the complicated Overhead Top Handle class as well, and 2) largish between 330ml ~ 560ml.
Here she designed this handy Segmental-Corollary precious piece at only ~180-190ml, and will be suited for most modern tea sessions between one person to three people at a seating.
This excellently crafted and handy piece, is very important in one's appreciation of ZiSha Art, being of the Segmental-Corollary Class; and she really hopes this will come in helpful in your ZiSha Art and tea steeping usage journey.
An excellent, ergonomic and handy piece that is such a happy camper piece delighting guests and friends at the tea table. This, at $1089, for a Segmental-Corollary piece by a L3A Consummate Master Artist! She continues to amaze with her prices for all of you! Her previous two units of Dai Chun purchased by patrons Prof J.C.B. in May 2025, and Ms M.L. in July 2025: are both of the six-segments design. Master Li hereby creates this Eight-Segment Dai Chun for your appreciation and use on your tea table!
A lovely Segmental-Corollary piece encompassing eight segments. During crafting the segmental lines from the top to bottom, things can easily go all awry, as the lines can EASILY veer away from straightness, but trust Master Li to manifest her prodigious skill for you the Tea Master and Owner!
Master Li deftly ensures the detailing on the lid knob is the convergence of the EIGHT radial segmented lines.
This surface refining work that she has to perform ever so slowly and with much care, is gruelling. She has to take care of every mm2 of surface refining. The difficulties of a Segmental-Corollary Work, are many.
The details are what bring many a Segmental-Corollary ZiSha work to mediocrity, and what tells apart a true maestro at work:
The undulating contours HAVE to be curvaceous, and they cannot exhibit any sudden straightness detected from the interplay of light and shadows. These curvaceous undulating contours HAVE also to form a SHARP, DIRECT and DISTINCT contrast to to the eight vertical lines that that run from top to bottom. The knife that cuts through butter: are the shadows: The shadows cast from light angled from around. Master Li has to screen, screen and screen from all angles, and COMB every surface to ENSURE the smoothness of curves of the undulating surfaces. 上明针 Shang Ming Zhen is EXTREMELY difficult around the deeper indented crevice lines, or the sharp-ended vertical protrusion lines. Much neck muscle tension, and with one hand holding the pot, the other hand holding the refining tool sweeping carefully all the surfaces.
Surface Refining work (aka 上明针 Shang Ming Zhen) of a fully round Austere pot can be performed almost continuously by the left hand rotating the turntable while the right hand holds the Ming Zhen tool 牛角片. HOWEVER, a Segmental-Corollary pot cannot be done likewise. It has to be done differently: with the hand manoeuvring the Ming Zhen tool up and down, up and down, up and down, across the irregular surfaces. What adds fuel to fire, are that the undulations and curves that keep changing, and she has to keep changing the angulation of her refining blade. She can never be fast at this stage; It is time-consuming. She has to keep looking at what she had done, after each stroke gingerly applied.
When you see this, you understand how taxing and gruelling the work of Shang Ming Zhen on a Segmental-Corollary Class ZiSha work.\
Across the lid:
And across the body:
Turning it over, we appreciate Master Li's PERFECT Shang Ming Zhen,
Master Li does not spare the complicated, curvy edges from her diligent 45degree-1mm chamfering at the edges!
45degree-1mm chamfering on the,
1. lid-body interface,
2….at the lid,
3…..at the base,
We cherish Master Li's artistic direction, savoir-faire and diligence in creating this precious Segmental-Corollary Art work for all of us!
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There are countless half-handmade Segmental-Corollary Art feigning as Fully-Handmade, coming from many so-called "Artists".
Consummate Master Li, she persists on Fully-Handmade Art and Craft.
A worker without any prior skill takes 6months to produce a half-handmade Austere pot. Craftsman Chen Fa Chu, Craftsman Gu Xiao Ming, Craftsman Chen Guo Zhi, each takes five years at least to perfect at a Fang Gu, a Xi Shi.
One can only imagine the amount of time and prodigious talent that Consummate Master Li need to present this work before you.
Here, in these photos, one learns and be trained in visual inspection for TRUE Fully-Handmade Segmental-Corollary pieces. Such fluffiness-creasing arising from the bottom which is patted narrower. One may also refer to her previous pieces the Dai Chun, the Ch’an Lian, and see the identical trademark signs!
Master Li ensures that the complex and beautifully formed lid fits tightly in all six directions:
and so forth, in all EIGHT angles detailed within the 240-photo collection!
Another four weeks to go to welcome the Year of the gallant Horse! Master Li thanks all of you dearest friends deeply, her immense gratitude to all of you, for the past two years! She will continue her hard work and keep performing at her very best for all of you.
She is extremely happy to execute to perfection this high-complication Jin Wen Ju Lei creation. A high level feat by Master Li and a stunning Segmental-Corollary work to adorn and grace your tea table, in time to serve the guests this Chinese New Year, with its 280ml of volume.
The culmination of Master Li’s prodigious and top notch Segmental-Corollary savoir-faire is this breathtaking Jin Wen Ju Lei!
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We have already seen how Master Li Yan Ru professes, specialises and "owns", the hugely onerous class: 锦囊~提炼 the combination of,
1) Segmental-Corollary class 锦囊器 PLUS,
2) Overhead Top Handle Class 提梁款 works.
Her Designs are not just pushing Senior Artists and Research Level Artists, they are winning multiple awards! Totally Understandable for her virtuoso skills honed from many years of hard work and learning since young.
Master Li's collection:
https://www.realzisha.com/collections/%E6%9D%8E%E8%89%B3%E5%A6%82-%E6%8C%AF%E5%85%B4%E6%8A%80%E8%89%BA%E5%B7%A5%E8%89%BA%E7%BE%8E%E6%9C%AF%E7%BE%8E%E6%9C%AF%E5%B8%88-li-yan-ru-l3a-consummate-master-artist
Master Li Yan Ru crafts Austere, Polygonal and Segmental-Corollary Works, and she only avails them with us at RealZiSha.
Master Li gained her accreditation as L3A Consummate Master Artist on the 12th December 2023 and she deeply appreciates all your time and being with her, as she scales to L2 Senior Master soon!
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Master Li has consistently orders coming through for her Austere works ever since she has been working with us in China since 2018, and her international debut with us in mid-2024 which showcased three of her signature and award-winning Segmental-Corollary ZiSha works. The fourth and highly proclaimed, Segmental-Corollary ZiSha work was launched in December and was snatched up within a day. She regularly crafts Austere and Polygonal works on her own terms, and what she loves to manifest.
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Video and Paper certification for this pot from Consummate Master Li Yan Ru 李艳如, and after receipt of your ZiSha prized work, she will link up with you via Video Streamyard call to certify and chat with the patron, you, regarding this Work.
Congratulations to the dear Patron of this Art work of hers!! Master Li looks very much forward to seeing you friends from all over the world engaged in this lovely tea journey of Tea And Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art. MASTER LI thanks all of you friends who have been supporting her and she hopes to accompany you friends on your journey of tea, and its culture!🎋
Once purchased, unique 5rmb cash note allocated and written in to secure and authenticate your purchase with RealZiSha and Master Li Yan Ru 李艳如。
Master Li thanks you for your time with her appreciating and hopefully adopting this work of hers! She will catch up with you on a Streamyard video!
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