$87000 for the single, Hei Ni work 黑泥作品。
Congratulations to you, the owner when you purchase this Museum Grade Work.
National Grand Master of The Arts, Cao Ya Lin. 国家工艺美术大师, 曹亚麟 will personally, provide for you his Artwork Official Certification, and a Video Certification Call with him.
He also welcomes you at his Museum, with his grace and welcome to you: providing you the return flight tickets to Shanghai, Nanjing, or Hangzhou.
We will fetch you from your chosen airport of disembarkation in China (Pudong Airport in Shanghai, Lukou Airport in Nanjing, or Xiaoshan Airport in Hangzhou) personally, and proceed to escort you via High Speed Rail or Car Ride (according to your preference) to YiXing where Grand Master Cao Ya Lin stays. Grand Master Cao Ya Lin will also arrange and provide for you, a sponsored 4-day 3-night stay: at the Hotel amidst the famous YiXing Bamboo Sanctuary, or the YiXing Purple Clay Hotel (you can choose!, and we will book for you).
It will be a very fruitful, fun and enlivening trip, as we will escort you around and show you around YiXing, arrange visits to other Artists, walk through famous historical sites, visit the main gate of the Huang Long Shan mountain/quarry, bring you around to eat at various memorable eateries, and of course, have tea at our very own studio (besides the river of the historical ancient YiXing Old Masters Town) set up by our Senior Master Cao Lan Fang (our aunt) and Assoc Master Zhang Ke (our cousin).
Other than having this work shipped to you via our ShunFeng or EMS Priority, you may also choose to receive this work personally from his hands, at his Museum as well!
Top provenance and all assistance provided should you purchase this as a gift to your local Museum.
Hop on and enjoy our arranged specialised hospitality for you!
Best Regards,
~ Cao Family in YiXing.
very well constructed. the wide open top is great for adding tea and cleanup. great size, good for solo or larger sessions. i would buy this again.
Well worth the wait!
This is my second full-handmade zisha pot, my second pot from RealZisha.com, and my second pot from Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴
It sits proudly alongside my Jing Le. I take my hat off to Wang Xing and thank him for his sublime craftsmanship. Thank-you also to the team at RealZisha.com for providing these pots and ensuring excellent customer experience.
Commissioning process & customer service:
I commissioned this teapot back in August 2023. Ian and the rest of the team at Real ZiSha were quick to respond to my inquiries, and wanted to make sure they understood exactly what style and engravings I wanted. They were clear in communicating what they thought I was asking for, which helped provide confidence that my vision for the teapot was understood.
The teapot took many months longer than I had originally thought it might, and there were several attempts in the kiln that deformed or broke before making a successful one. I understood that this is a one of a kind piece, not something mass produced, and that this sort of thing can happen with firing ceramics. As an apology for the delay and failed attempts, they included the cups in the tea set, which I much appreciated. After a minor ordeal of getting the teapot through customs, it arrived in July of 2024.
Tea set:
The craftsmanship is evident in every aspect of this teapot: not just the way it looks, but the way it feels in your hands and the way it pours. It feels lighter than one would expect, and the clay feels smooth yet faintly textured in the hands. The engravings have a nice texture, too, having been etched in relief to the teapot. The pour is steady and smooth, with no dribbling. The clay imparts a silky texture to teas and dampens some of their astringency, without dampening the fragrance. For this reason, I’ve dedicated this teapot to Song Zhong oolong tea, and drinking it from this tea set feels deeply enriching.
Commissioning process & customer service:
I commissioned this teapot back in August 2023. Ian and the rest of the team at Real ZiSha were quick to respond to my inquiries, and wanted to make sure they understood exactly what style and engravings I wanted. They were clear in communicating what they thought I was asking for, which helped provide confidence that my vision for the teapot was understood.
The teapot took many months longer than I had originally thought it might, and there were several attempts in the kiln that deformed or broke before making a successful one. I understood that this is a one of a kind piece, not something mass produced, and that this sort of thing can happen with firing ceramics. As an apology for the delay and failed attempts, they included the cups in the tea set, which I much appreciated. After a minor ordeal of getting the teapot through customs, it arrived in July of 2024.
Tea set:
The craftsmanship is evident in every aspect of this teapot: not just the way it looks, but the way it feels in your hands and the way it pours. It feels lighter than one would expect, and the clay feels smooth yet faintly textured in the hands. The engravings have a nice texture, too, having been etched in relief to the teapot. The pour is steady and smooth, with no dribbling. The clay imparts a silky texture to teas and dampens some of their astringency, without dampening the fragrance. For this reason, I’ve dedicated this teapot to Song Zhong oolong tea, and drinking it from this tea set feels deeply enriching.