{"product_id":"西施-标准款-嵌盖-xi-shi-standard-silhouette-and-spout-with-qian-gai-interface-157-8ml-da-shui-tan-lao-zi-ni-大水潭老紫泥-by-craftsman-chen-yu-陈羽","title":"《西施》~ 标准款, 嵌盖 \"Xi Shi - Standard Silhouette and Spout” with Qian Gai interface, 157.8ml, Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni 大水潭老紫泥, by Craftsman Chen Yu 陈羽。","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《西施》~ \"Xi Shi\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is the superb Xi Shi model IN Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni taken up and accomplished by Craftsman Chen Yu to match up with the Mini Xi Shis accomplished by his colleagues Gu Xiao Ming in Di Cao Qing Zi Ni!  YES, this time in Da Shui Tan Lao Zi Ni.\u003cbr\u003eAlso at ~150-160ml: This is the lovable Classical Xi Shi model now realised by Craftsman Chen Yu's skilful hands!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_173836.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e☆☆ Appreciate Craftsman Chen Yu's DILIGENCE.   This Xi Shi of his, \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eincorporates the more difficult-to-craft Qian Gai 嵌盖 lid-to-body interface\u003c\/span\u003e construction.  This Qian Gai interface here of this Xi Shi, is DIFFERENT from the Jie Gai 截盖.☆\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Qian Gai interface is the most difficult to craft interface construction, but Craftsman Chen did it because: IF DONE RIGHT + survive the firing successfully without deformation: this Qian Gai WILL give the most watertight interface (as the water has to move through TWO 90 degrees right angles before getting to leak out), and the most secure and SATISFYING, smile-inducing closure :-D\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001450.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185138.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_230638.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185145.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_210119.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_205902.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.   Generously thickened, raised and skilfully sculpted: circular foot,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTRIPLE-LAYER BASE CONSTRUCTION:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e~ The base is superbly constructed with TRIPLE-LAYER CONSTRUCTION, sculpted intensely and raised, so that tea stains don't form easily due to the static pot in touch with the tea liquids on the tea table.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e~  Courtesy of Chen's diligent working at this base, it results in a heavy and VERY WELL-WEIGHTED BASE.  Excellent form.  Experience only gained through painstaking efforts through the years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_184937.jpg?v=1788645694\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185103.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185107.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2.  Craftsman Chen Yu also conscientiously sculpted a 手推内球孔 Hand-Pushed Spherical Filter to increase the number of filter holes (2+3+4+3+2) for a solid and SUPERB FAST POUR of tea out and with better catching of tea leaves at the bottom fast while allowing tea to flow out from the upper holes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001706.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShrinkage of Fully-Handmade ZiSha,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_210037.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001410.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001432.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001424.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001518.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001524.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001601.jpg?v=1788640521\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260906_001631.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185114.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsman Chen Yu thanks you dearest friends for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend this Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCraftsmen \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eand Artists, 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\u003eWe cherish every single successful one, regardless of the price.  Each is the result of much hard work and experience of the Craftsman, and definitely a certain degree of good luck during firing ~for ccthe convection currents in the kiln is never totally uniform.   We also depend on the (窑)气氛 within the kiln.  Each completed batch of three, can all totally fail.  \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 1, 126); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWe cherish every surviving one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 1, 126); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185142.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185207.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(3, 1, 126);\"\u003eEnjoy his diligence, superb, classic handwork with this Xi Shi!!!and let his work accompany you on your tea journey!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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 Chen Yu, now being handed 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260905_185234.jpg?v=1788640522\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREST ASSURED.  No way our trusty Chen Yu, 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 alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/IMG-20240914-WA0009.jpg?v=1732329985\"\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 Chen Yu, 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 Chen Yu, 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\u003cp\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, \u003cb\u003ethe aura and feel manifested by a Fully-Handmade Pot which others simply can't bring forth.  Savour Craftsman Chen Yu's skills.  You will know everything then :-D\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e****************\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eDearest Friends, we are savouring this top Ceramic material for tea, ZiSha, and these are all the Craftsmen’s and Artists’ hard worked, Fully-Handmade pieces, with lots of preparations, intense crafting, heart aches at the kiln, all fully respecting this totally natural, and high shrinkage unpredictable clay, sensitive to even a 0.5degree in ambient temperature, and even weather (temperature, moisture, the four seasons) outside of the kiln. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e铁熔点 ~ \u003c\/span\u003enatural black iron melted spots that irregularly and spontaneously appear anywhere and everywhere ~ we call Tie Rong Dian :-D,\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ethe “\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e跳砂\u003c\/span\u003e” Tiao Sha denote the observed “popped-off-spots” effect when the cute surface granulate popped off from the surface during the high shrinkage of more pasty clay around it, the “\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e爆子\u003c\/span\u003e” “Bao Zi” also dot the surface as those that did not pop off, hover out just enough to cling onto the surface, and the simple surface irregularities, are all due to this ceramic clay, although having the highest shrinkage, are still mercilessly and necessarily fired at 1150degC to 1250degC.  These are all part of the natural ZiSha artefacts and what many modern day or Western pottery lovers affectionately call “wabi-sabi”. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  Our Chinese Craftsmen and Artists do not aim for wabi-sabi for the sake of wabi-sabi.  Do forgive them for these natural irregularities.  \u003c\/span\u003eThese Tie Rong Dian, Tiao Sha and Bao Zi, are the natural phenomena that dot the surface of our beloved top tea ceramic!  YiXing ZiSha, the best ZiSha source in the whole world, and with the double-sized pores innately inherent and imbuing the best taste for any type of tea.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSavour Fully-Handmade ZiSha teapot Craft and Art!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHere with us in our happy family of true ZiSha connoisseurs and friends, you witness 90-120 photos taken of EACH Fully-Handmade ZiSha work here.\u003cbr\u003eCompare this to elsewhere: factory bosses of jigger-machined 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 20, 148);\"\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\/span\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 aeons' distance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 20, 148);\"\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\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\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\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\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgain, another\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etremendous\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elabor of love\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby our trusted and committed collaborative Craftsman Chen Yu.  It is a team effort and we thank you dearest Friends for your grandest support to the honest and the dedicated Craftsmen here left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe lines and detailing speak of Craftsman Chen Yu's EXTREME CARE AND TIME taken to craft each part, each pot.  \u003cstrong\u003eHold one, hold up one, swing the work around.  Carefully examine his Fully-Handmade work.  Look at it from afar, from near, and it will grow on you, with 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. 'Factory-Line operation' whereby the main pot body after being jigger-machined or coming off from the mould, is passed to the next worker who fits on the spout, and subsequently this second worker will pass the pot on to another worker who will in turn fit on the handle.  Continuing so, the pressed lid is likewise passed to another worker who fit on the lid knob.  \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEACH WORKER has NO IDEA what the other one is doing,\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and they are always working on fixed time lines stated by the boss.  For example, the worker being \"passed the baton\" a pot with the spout just fixed onto the body by his colleague, will only focus on fixing on the handle, \u003cstrong\u003ewith nil to little regard to WHETHER THE HANDLE fixed on will be cohesive with the spout.  Each worker has NO idea of HOW THE FINAL POT WILL LOOK LIKE.\u003c\/strong\u003e  Beyond poor craftsmanship and clay, the result of such processes are ugly pots with poor cohesiveness which experienced Artists, Craftsmen and collectors will tell from a metre away.  Experienced people in us, do not need to pick up a pot to check whether it is fully-handmade or made of zisha, we can tell from a metre away just by looking at the pot.\u003cbr\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003eThe keywords are: Detailing and Cohesiveness.\u003cbr\u003eA GOOD Fully-Handmade ZiSha Work combines great detailing and cohesiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 27, 174);\"\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\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 20, 148);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe amount of effort put behind each of our Fully-Handmade ZiSha work welcoming you, the authentic YiXing ZiSha clay, the many years of dedication and hardship committed to the craft, the proper three rounds of firing, the presentation with dedicated 80-150 photos of each work, the effort spent behind procuring 5rmb notes in running stacks from our local banks, is 100,000x, more than the what is peddled on countless websites: with cheap common ceramic clays behind the unauthentic pots, the fast, less than a minute of jigger-machining, or just the few months’ ability of newly recruited unskilled workers to churn out half-handmade pots, the simple one to two rounds of firing at convenient and lower temperatures at just only one round of firing, cheap ceramic clays that do not shrink much so as to maximise success and profits, the presentation with a set of ten photos taken per model and repeated for more than tens to thousands of stock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd yet, Craftsmen Chen Fa Chu, Chen Yu, Zhu Shu, Gao Xiang, Zhang Huan, Fang Shi, Yang Pin Ting, Gu Xiao Ming, Wang Xing, Wang Hui, etc, honest hardworking people are put in a really bad position, for they 1) have to compete on price with fake stuff from all around, but still 2) have to offer the honest real thing: Fully-Handmade ZiSha works.  These honest Craftsmen  have to lower their prices so much with their works, authentic works of extreme sacrifices, labour and experience.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplained, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehttps:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/blogs\/news\/actual-zisha-landscape-at-yixing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e, 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.   Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDepending on the difficulty of craft the design elements command, the difficulty of crafting with certain clay types, the rarity and hence cost of clay, the inclusion of engraving \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e刻绘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e and\/or clay sculpting e.g. Ni Hui \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e泥绘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Dui Hui \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e堆绘\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Diao Su \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e雕塑\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e on the piece of work, our Craftsmen face immense cost increase, time spent, and the level of expertise and savoir-faire accumulated by sheer HARD WORK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 20, 148);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\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\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\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[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 vital to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you 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