{"product_id":"矮汉瓦-ai-han-wa-118-5ml-da-shui-tan-lao-zi-ni-大水潭老紫泥-by-our-craftsman-craftsman-zhao-huai-xu-赵怀须","title":"《矮汉瓦》\"Ai Han Wa ~ Short Han Wa\", 118.5ml, Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni 大水潭老紫泥, by our Craftsman Craftsman Zhao Huai Xu 赵怀须 ~!CONGRATULATIONS TO MS J.C.! 0405hrs 245th June 2026, WIlmington! DE!","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCraftsmen and Artists, also say: \"a ZiSha pot will behave like a jelly, wobbly like a jelly, once inside the kiln.  What comes out of it, we shall see, and we shall only pray.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Han Wa 汉瓦。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAdmire Craftsman Zhao Huai Xu SPECIALLY created this small volume, ~110ml, GONG-FU purposed Han Wa for all of you friends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_234821.jpg?v=1782350666\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_234422.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: #006301;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSympathetic Fact:  Craftsman Zhao succeeds usually with only one out of every five made.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006301;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe salute his huge efforts to bring this to us.  Reasons are exposed as we unravel and understand the intricacy of this design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eTHIS IS A VERY SPECIAL AND TREASURED HAN WA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWe refresh ourselves with the \u003ci\u003eprevious\u003c\/i\u003e explanation on all our Han Wa 's :\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn YiXing, there is a saying that, \"Do not brag how good your skills are in crafting Fully-Handmade ZiSha pots, FIRST SHOW ME your Han Wa.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis saying has its strong foundations.\u003cbr\u003e1.  Han Wa needs to have a \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003egently-curved\u003c\/span\u003e side wall and if not done evenly, is very obvious to the eye.  This is also \"necessary\" in our Chinese Arts, because we believe \"there should be a curve to every line, and there is line to every curve\".\u003cbr\u003e2a.  Han Wa 汉瓦, and \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(10, 1, 126);\"\u003eESPECIALLY AI HAN WA 矮汉瓦 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e矮 (meaning short) has a largish lid spanning the large circumference.  In relativity to the pot's width, the Han Wa obviously has the largest lid-width to body-width ratio!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e2b.  This largish lid also has \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(123, 62, 4);\"\u003eits front edge VERY close to where the front spout takes shape.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_233625.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_234338_1.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese present a very challenging task to the Craftsman, because:\u003cbr\u003eIF not done well and tight, and hot convection currents within the kiln suddenly become irregular, the lid will not shrink uniformly in X-Y-Z axes, and there will be leaking at the front lid edge when the user tilts the teapot to serve tea, e.g the lid is \"warped\" even slightly.  We have to be very sympathetic to Fully-Handmaking ZiSha Craftsmen and Artists.\u003cbr\u003eThe whole big circular lid has to be perfectly made and the pot must endure and survive the harsh firing, all three times, in order to have a uniform shape AND a secure fit.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the reason why we Craftsmen and Artists, say, there is never a perfect pot, not even Grand Master Shao's Award Winning pots at the 2020 and 2021 Panama Expositions: the Top Handle is tiled, there are Bao Zi 爆子, there are Tiao Sha 跳砂, there are Efflorescence 封釉 and irregularities in colour and shades.\u003cbr\u003eReciting our Craftsmen and Artists, who say: \"a ZiSha pot will behave like a jelly, wobbly like a jelly, once inside the kiln.  What comes out of it, we shall see, and we shall only pray.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.  Ai Han Wa's《矮汉瓦》lid, being wide and flat (not domed), WHILE supporting a rather relatively heavy lid knob with significant mass, still needs to maintain its slightly gently-curved and convex top surface.  Ai Han Wa, compared to the standard Han Wa, is much wider and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 99, 1); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ethat means the lid is even much more prone to collapsing downwards during firing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006301;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e   \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThis always presents a challenge, because  this knob can cause the flat lid (which becomes soft during firing) to \"sink\" down in the middle.  An otherwise dome-shaped lid would naturally present a better vertical axial strength to support a heavy lid knob, but not the Han Wa and any pot design with a flat-shaped lid.\u003cbr\u003eWith all the above challenges\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #006301;\"\u003e Craftsman Zhao succeeded with this!  He needs to grasp properly the clay processing, and the moisture needed, the pot needs to go through all THREE firings perfectly.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIt took a lot of trial and errors.\u003c\/span\u003e  Craftsman Zhao is determine of course and he succeeded eventually!  Much oomph when he sees his Han Wa come off the kiln after the three firings, eventually SUCCESSFULLY!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eCraftsman Zhao delights us this time, crafting this superb Han Wa, with:\u003cbr\u003eThe Sumptuous, DA SHUI TAN LAO ZI NI 大水潭老紫泥。\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_234244.jpg?v=1782350666\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260625_003648.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_233919.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260625_000012.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260625_000020.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_234443.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHan Wa, is VERY practical!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e4.  It provides: extreme ease of introducing tea leaves into the pot,\u003cbr\u003eextreme ease of removing and flushing out tea leaves during cleaning,\u003cbr\u003eextremely fast speed of drying after rinsing and standing the pot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e5.  THIS IS THE LATEST IMPROVED HAN WA WITH  1+2+3+2+1 = EIGHT exit filter holes!despite its relatively small size.  Han Wa also facilitates: during tilting and pouring tea out: allows and draws in more tea and presents a higher hydrostatic pressure that results in a strong jet of tea during serving!!!  Coupled with the wide aperture spout\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u0026gt;  the jet is strong and fast!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260625_003721.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_234353.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDa Shui Tan Zi Ni, is the clay that is mined from the same Quarry site as the (mythical) Tian Qing Ni.  The Quarry Pit is named Da Shui Tan Kuang Qu 大水潭矿区。OUR DA SHUI TAN ZI NI, NOT JUST BEING AUTHENTIC, IS SOLD TO TRUE CONNOISSEURS AT THIS LOW PRICE.  DEAR FRIENDS, THIS IS not just DA SHUI TAN ZI NI, this is our family's specially brought-out:\u003cbr\u003eTOP QUALITY DA SHUI TAN, DEEPER LAYER ~~~ LAO ZI NI ~~~ 大水潭老紫泥。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet one.\u003cbr\u003eIt has a deeper purplish hue than Da Shui Tan Zi Ni.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDa Shui Tan Zi Ni: Its colour is the same as the said Tian Qing Ni.  In fact, there is a candid comment from Master Yu Chun Lei 俞春雷, Craftsman Zhang Huan 张欢 and Craftsman Chen Fa Chu 陈法初, as they craft their pots from the same Da Shui Tan Zi Ni supplied from our Cao Family:\u003cbr\u003e\"that patrons can possibly buy Craftsman Chen Fa Chu's Da Shui Tan Zi Ni pots at 1500rmb and sell it off at 10,000-20,000rmb as \"Tian Qing Ni\"!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraftsman Zhao, being handled the Da Shui Tan stock, enjoys working with this Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni.  He also wishes to educate all friends to savour Da Shui Tan Zi Ni and Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni, for their beauty is beguiling, a mixture of purplish, red, brown and grayish Zi Ni components. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_235206.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_235904.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260624_235805.jpg?v=1782350666\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eREST ASSURED.  No way our trusty Zhao Huai Xu, Gu Xiao Ming, Chen Fa Chu and Assoc Master Yu Chun Lei, are going to sell their Da Shui Tan Zi Ni and Lao Zi Ni works at any inflated, exorbitant and dishonest prices.  Besides honesty, we abide by lowering our prices so much almost to threaten the very basic threshold of our own livelihood, because this is a mission, and not a business.  Humility and Professionalism: We abide by the highest code of honesty in serving our patrons and Museums local and worldwide.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eOther retailers are blatantly and seriously selling their Da Shui Tan pots, but labelling them as \"Tian Qing Ni\" pots and selling at $4,000, $7,000, $10,000!  Regrettably so and take heed to avoid.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGet an authentic Da Shui Tan Zi Ni pot from our honest Craftsmen and Artists and be the Wise, Aware and the Learned one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eBecause, we in our fraternity do know, that Da Shui Tan Zi Ni appear the same as the mythical Tian Qing Ni pot.  Both embody the highly similar grayish-purplish hue.\u003cbr\u003eDo not ever get fleeced by others selling \"Tian Qing Ni\" works.  Most are even Jigger-machined pots not made from ZiSha at all, and those that are made of ZiSha are actually made from Da Shui Tan Zi Ni instead.\u003cbr\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe mythical \"Tian Qing Ni\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the biggest rabbit holes for consumers into ZiSha Art and Craft.\u003cbr\u003eFact is:  There is NO certification for Tian Qing Ni.\u003cbr\u003eNone of our Grand Masters is ever going to certify any pot work as Tian Qing Ni.  Reputation that they cannot afford to lose.\u003cbr\u003eThey know that Tian Qing Ni exists solely as our imagination and postulation, and is a rabbit hole that \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003ethey advise everybody not to fall for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey will NEVER advise you nor agree with you to chase down a \"Tian Qing Ni Ore and\/or pot\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey with all the learning behind them, will tell you that, Tian Qing Ni, is a type of ZiSha ore,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1.  described only in words by a literati in the Qing Dynasty,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe person is called Zhou Gao Qi 周高起, the book he wrote is Yang Xian Ming Hu Xi 阳羡茗壶系。\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/IMG-20240914-WA0009.jpg?v=1732329985\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2.  however there is ZERO Ore Specimen being handed down by him to anybody else,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3.  there is also NOT one single pot handed down by him to anybody else,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4.  Not even Huang Long Yuan 黄龙源 company dare to say they have this mythical Tian Qing Ni.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTherefore, it remains the mythical ore and finished pot, which depending on one's own interpretation of the words written by Zhou Gao Qi, can be \"labelled as Tian Qing Ni.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSee the danger here?  \"depending on one's own interpretation of the words of Zhou Gao Qi.\"  There is no physical specimen ever handed down by him.  No ore, no clay nor pot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTian Qing Ni is still described in a few publications and \"reference books\" written by certain authors (which many have heard of or bought such publications), but the truth remains that is Tian Qing Ni is as per points Number 1 to 4 above.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDear Friends, do also have the right understanding that:\u003cbr\u003eThere is NO REFERENCE BOOK EVER WRITTEN BY YIXING ZISHA ASSOCIATION.  The two top ones are by Li Hong Yuan, the docent of the YiXing ZiSha Clay Museum, and Mr Zhu Ze Wei.   All ZiSha Ore and Clay publications and books found in the market, are written by authors or workers who have gathered their own specimens of ores through the years, and they wrote these books based on what their own sampling and perception is.  YiXing ZiSha Association and their working Ceramic professors and Grand Masters do not reference themselves with these books, but they most highly respect Mr Li Hong Yuan, and placed him as the docent and chief curator of our YiXing ZiSha Clay Museum.\u003cbr\u003eWe at RealZiSha, we do know these authors personally, we do meet them personally regularly and have tea with them.  We maintain our cordiality and courtesy with them.\u003cbr\u003eWe, our Artists, Grand Masters and Master Artists, Craftsmen, do maintain our stance and maintain our core principles.  Many things are common sense, and should never be hyped.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe focus on Craftsmanship.  All YiXing ZiSha (properly mined, picked against the impurities) are equally good in our eyes, hands, and the tea we steep them with.\u003cbr\u003eBe a true ZiSha wise aficionado and learned person, focussing of simply two points:  1)Craftsmanship, and 2)as long as it is YiXing ZiSha, it is good ZiSha.   Don't pay for hyped up clays with many advertised ore photos and fanciful names.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnjoy affordable ZiSha works by our Craftsmen and Artists :-D !!!\u003cbr\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(2, 10, 156); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSupport PROPER Da Shui Tan Zi Ni.\u003c\/span\u003e  Although they are made affordable by us, do not ever think that Da Shui Tan Zi Ni is not precious.  IT IS rare and precious!   We price it with a honest conscience at affordable prices.\u003cbr\u003eYes, just because they are priced affordably here, please do not see them as lesser.  It is just that Craftsman Chen and us just do the proper thing.\u003c\/span\u003e  Remember, you can\/are going to bring this pot to meet us anytime in YiXing and have tea with our Master Artists and Grand Masters possibly, and tell them you acquired this from Craftsman Zhao Huai Xu, Gu Xiao Ming, Zhang Huan, Craftsman Chen Fa Chu or Assoc Master Yu Chun Lei (who had crafted Da Shui Tan Zi Ni works for you) at the price you paid.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eYour Da Shui Tan Zi Ni and Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni pot here is a source of pride and joy, albeit being affordable.   This Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni is highly treasured.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWe strongly recommend you to purchase our Da Shui Tan Zi Ni Zi Sha works by Craftsman Zhao Huai Xu, Zhang Huan, Chen Fa Chu, Gu Xiao Ming and Assoc Master Yu Chun Lei.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKindly do because:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(2, 66, 161);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey are a strong learning point in your journey as well.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(2, 66, 161);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThese Da Shui Tan Zi Ni and Lao Zi Ni pots are precious because the ore is excavated, mined and retrieved from the Da Shui Tan quarry which had been flooded by waters since the 1990s.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(2, 66, 161);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDa Shui Tan ZiNi pots exhibits the same: grayish-purplish-slight brownish hue as the mythical \"Tian Qing Ni pot\" by Zhou Gao Qi.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBRING ONE HOME, USE IT and you will know\u003c\/span\u003e all about Fully-Handmade ZiSha, the feel of real and quality YiXing ZiSha, the nurturing of Patina, how the true Patina feels and looks like, the Aura exuded from a Fully-Handmade Pot which others simply can't bring forth, and, Craftsman Zhao Huai Xu's skills, savour the pour.  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou will know everything then.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHold one, hold up one, swing his work around.  Carefully examine his Fully-Handmade work.  Look at it from afar, from near, and it will grow on you.  The whole piece grow on you because 1) he takes reference from what the Senior Masters chose for him, 2) and he amazingly crafts them up EXACTLY as to what the Senior Masters want from him: extreme fine detailing with MUCH THOUGHT on each part, with MUCH TIME spent on every part, section.  Because this is what Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art should be, and HOW FULLY-HANDMADE ZISHA ART is so different from and light years ahead of the ubiquitous jigger-machined pots and half-handmade pots masquerading under the sales tagline of \"fully-handmade zisha\" pots.\u003c\/strong\u003e  These latter JM\/HHM pots are made in what we call 流水线 a.k.a. 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