{"product_id":"云炉-yun-lu-heavenly-cauldron-173-1ml-zhi-ma-duan-芝麻段泥-by-craftsman-gu-xiao-ming-顾小明","title":"《云炉》\"Yun Lu ~ Heavenly Cauldron\", 173.1ml, Zhi Ma Duan 芝麻段泥, by Craftsman Gu Xiao Ming 顾小明 ~ Congratulations!to Mr L.Q.! 1335hrs 21st Apr 2026, Pender Island! BC Canada🇨🇦!","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/pages\/fully-handmade-zisha-art-and-craft-and-tea-pairings\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttps:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/pages\/fully-handmade-zisha-art-and-craft-and-tea-pairings\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e《云炉》\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_150535.jpg?v=1776795427\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e《云炉》Yun Lu!  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eHeavenly Cauldron!\u003c\/span\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eYun Lu, an extremely Oriental and flamboyantly so!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eLong luscious spout and an almost ostentatious and ravishing handle reminiscent of the trail of scarf that hangs from the heavenly fairies!  Both the longish spout and handle test both the Craftsman’s skills and candidly but surely, the Craftsman’s luck! For the kiln is not forgiving of such svelte sculptural ZiSha motifs and designs!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is one piece that got through unscathed and not just that, it is perfect!and beautiful!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.  Yes, we savour the overarching and upsweeping spout,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172525.jpg?v=1776795426\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.  The long flowing and looping handle.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  Invitingly and \u003c\/span\u003eSuperbly satisfying to go through the loop with one finger, press with thumb on the wide handle, and lift off\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172111.jpg?v=1776795426\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172128.jpg?v=1776795427\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172132.jpg?v=1776795426\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172137.jpg?v=1776795426\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_173025.jpg?v=1776795427\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e3.  Craftsman Gu finds the lid challenging to craft too!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut he accomplishes it, all for the sake of beauty and functionality!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe inverted motif allows easy to “hook” it off with confidence and surety. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis knob is easy to make tea then.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172202.jpg?v=1776795430\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172146.jpg?v=1776795427\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4.  Craftsman Gu also diligently crafted the base with a generous curvature, dotted with three ovoid feet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_173322.jpg?v=1776795426\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_173243.jpg?v=1776795427\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_173340.jpg?v=1776795427\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNA DI 捺底 ~ BASE CONSTRUCTION upon a SUMPTUOUSLY curved base!:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe base is not a simple flat surface, and Craftsman Gu further the case by carefully and diligently coaxing in a Na Di base.  The three tripod feet are carefully attached to the base plate.  A very sturdy placement, every time on your tea table!  Excellent form.  Experience only gained through painstaking efforts through the years.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_173338.jpg?v=1776795426\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_204315.jpg?v=1776795426\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_173332.jpg?v=1776795427\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShrinkage of Fully-Handmade ZiSha,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_172513.jpg?v=1776795427\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_203805.jpg?v=1776795426\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_203855.jpg?v=1776795427\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsman Gu Xiao Ming 顾小明 thanks you dearest friends for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.  Enjoy his diligence, superb, classic handwork with this Yun Lu 云炉 and let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260421_173111.jpg?v=1776795426\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHere with us in our happy family of true ZiSha connoisseurs, you witness 90-120 photos taken of EACH Fully-Handmade ZiSha work here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCompare this to elsewhere: factory bosses of jigger-machining non-zisha pots contribute downstream to their retailers: 5-10 stock photos for each non-zisha pot model, used to sell  a stock of 10, 20, 30 jigger-machined non-zisha pots per model.  I.e. 5-10 photos to sell hundreds of one model.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWe at RealZiSha, take 90-120 photos, fresh, of EACH, ONE, Fully-Handmade ZiSha work.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTogether with our sacrificial and hardworking Craftsmen and Artists committed to honest true Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft, we at RealZiSha go the eons' distance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\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 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