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.
Seeing this on the site it really spoke to me, a very unique lovely shape with a super smooth texture and beautiful zhu ni color. This is one of my first pots so I don't have much reference but to me everything seems great, keeps temperature well, pours nicely, lid is fitted perfectly and stays in even when pouring.
I am absolutely satisfied with the teapot. Both the aesthetic and quality aspects of it are perfect, very clean, round shapes, and the clay looks beautiful! It served me well during my tea sessions with it!
I want to additionally point out the great shipping of the product: the pot was well packaged so even though the post handled the package roughly it was completely unharmed!
So I want to thank everyone for creating and delivering me this beautiful masterpiece.
I love the teapot. It is a beautiful teapot. I waited 6 months for it, but I'm very happy to have it.
the craftsmanship is wonderful, very clean and well made. the potbelly look on the little legs reminds me of a cauldron. it make me happy just looking at it and it makes great tea. i would purchase this again without hesitation
The team at RealZisha (Ian & Yi-Lei), Master Wang Dong Ping, and I had a video call recently, and they provided excellent interpretation and facilitation between us as we discussed this wonderful work and I asked questions about using and caring for it. We spent an hour discussing not only these points, but also how the demand for handmade ZiSha wares far outpaces the supply, and has led to the unfortunate prevalence of “Dai Gong” -
ZiSha studios fraudulently passing off less-experienced artists’ works as those of their highest-profile artists, some even going as far as just relegating these master artisans to taking photos with pots made by others so they can mark them up significantly. This video call provided extra assurance and confidence that this Qu Hu masterpiece is indeed a genuine work by these two eminently talented artisans.
Not that there could be any doubt of this tea set’s quality and craftsmanship. As others who commissioned works here have said, the photos truly do not does not do this pot and cups justice. Holding them in your hand, you can feel the consistency and balance of weight that leads to ease of use along with the ergonomic shape, which is achieved while not sacrificing any of its beauty.
I plan on featuring this prominently in life’s special occasions for years to come in addition to everyday use, and look forward to cultivating it with many tea sessions.