


-170ml to suit our tea sessions for one to two persons.
Craftsman Wu Peng 吴鹏, is an expert Craftsman handling BenShan ZhuNi 本山朱泥, and not just that, he curates and handpicks his own BenShan ZhuNi clay from the miners. His own pedigree of high quality BenShan ZhuNi.
Here he joins us at RealZiSha, excitedly alongside Craftsman Zhao Xiao Wei 赵小卫。Importantly, Craftsman Wu Peng 吴鹏 crafts up the BenShan ZhuNi ZiSha works while Craftsman Zhao Xiao Wei 赵小卫 crafts up the XiaoMeiYao and ZhaoZhuang ZhuNi ZiSha works.
ZhuNi is:
1. of a pasty consistency, and,
2. of high shrinkage compared to ZiNi and DuanNi.
Due to these two factors, you will seldom see ZhuNi pots that have embellishments and ornamental sculpting gracing them.
HOWEVER, HERE Craftsman Wu Peng, breaks through, and is AMAZINGLY ABLE TO CRAFT and give us such Austere-minimal Ornate class pots AT SUCH GREAT LOW PRICES.
This is a BOON to ALL of us ZiSha collectors, users and patrons. Such a BOON! ZhuNi, boasting Ornate class quality, experience and craftsmanship, at stupendous lowest prices.
This low price is made possible because of his dexterity, skill, experience and knowledge of his BenShan ZhuNi clay, which he has been specially working on more than 10 years, since year 2012.
Craftsman Wu Peng lovingly and carefully coaxed the BenShan ZhuNi into these Works of Art on our tea tables. Thank you for your grandest support to these honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.
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TRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE.
NOT those thick-/irregular-thickness-walled ones which are actually fake "Fully-handmade ZhuNi pots" utilising the cheating new technology: "车一刀 Che Yi Dao": Such ZhuNi pots utilizing Che Yi Dao process, have been sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a uniform shape purely manually.
In the utilisation of Che Yi Dao cutter, the worker will just need to 1) roughly pound the slab into a slightly thicker slab. After that the worker rounds up this slab as part of the main body, and will just 2)need to ROUGHLY paddle-pat it into shape. After which he sets up the Che Yi Dao cutter to revolve and cut the body into a perfect shape.
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Very happy with my purchase. This teapot is beautifully crafted and really enhances the flavour profile of the pu'er I have prepared using it. Thanks!
Another great achievement from the studios of the Realzisha potters. I like how the basic design is transcended by the delicacy of the craftsmanship. A fast pourer, this little pot is flawless and one can truly appreciate the delicacy of the details (the lid's inner rim, the handle, the end of the spout...). The color of clay has a lot of character and depth and is both smooth and textured to the touch. Once again, I am very pleased with this seemingly unassuming but actually spectacular teaware. Congrats to the artist !
It is the first Shui Ping I bought : this classic austere shape always seemed to me a bit plain, but this piece is a fine example of why its appeal can be so strong. The details (the spout, the handle, the lid) are very refined and it gives a slender profile to the pot, enhancing the experience, along with the cristal like chime given by the firing. The pour is great and precise and it is a very handy tea ware to use. The clay works great with my dancongs. Many thanks !
I am very pleased with this pot : its apparent sturdiness is deceiving because when you handle it, it looks and feels light, elegant, refined. The firing is excellent, with the clay producing a high pitched chime, which adds to the pleasure of the experience. Most of all, it brews great tea with young and semi-aged pu-erh. I feel fortunate to have gotten one of the few models made with the cute Tai Hu Shi knob. Many thanks and congratulations to Chen Gui Zhi for her masterful work !
Not only does it look beautiful, it feels beautiful in the hand, and brews some incredible tea. I’m sure this will be the first of many pots I purchase from this store, 100% worth the price.