{"product_id":"古鸣钟-gu-ming-zhong-ancient-sonorous-bell-181-5ml-4th-quarry-hei-dun-tou-四号井黑墩头-by-craftsman-yang-pin-ting-杨聘婷-engraving-of-bamboos-poem-by-craftsman-mu-shan-牧山","title":"《古鸣钟》\"Gu Ming Zhong! ~ Ancient Sonorous Bell\", 181.5ml, *4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou 四号井黑墩头, by Craftsman Yang Pin Ting 杨聘婷; Engraving of Bamboos \u0026 Poem by Craftsman Mu Shan 牧山!~ Congratulations!to Mr D.S.! 1212hrs 7th May 2026, Jakarta! Indonesia🇮🇩!","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\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\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e《古鸣钟》\"Gu Ming Zhong! ~ Ancient Sonorous Bell\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCraftsman Yang Pin Ting excitedly presents her latest work!!! The Gu Ming Zhong!  This time our Cao Family entrusted her with our limited stock of our 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe know that for every strata of Zi Ni ore found, there will be the basal layer called Di Cao Qing.  Hei Dun Tou is a special kind of Zi Sha that is found and dug from even deeper than Di Cao Qing.  We are very fortunate to have stored our precious own!  This limited stock in our vault, are well guarded just like our Tai Xi Zi Sha stocks and Bao Shan Zi Sha stocks which you have seen crafted into pots by Zhang Huan, Zhu Shu, Yang Pin Ting, Gao Xiang and Fang Shi.   These precious stocks, some are undergoing weathering, and those that have weathered down, are carefully stored in our 22 warehouses with windows shielded, doors sealed, to prevent moisture and light from further weathering down the ores.  We are very happy to take out our precious 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou, an extinct clay per se too.  Huang Long Yuan company does not have this 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou but we have.  Whatever is left in our inventory, will never be renewed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_144533.jpg?v=1777665119\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDearest Friends, here we grandly welcome you to another of our Cao Family's clay: * The 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou 四号井黑墩头。*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou, not just being authentic, is sold to true connoisseurs at this affordable price, no astronomical prices.  This is our mission to help all of you our dearest friends.   As we always say, if it ends, it ends, and we never jack up prices opportunistically due to its impending end of stock.  The true practice of tea is to 舍得 \"She De\", to let go, and we gently ease ourselves with fate 随 缘 \"Sui Yuan\": if the clay ends, it ends, and we will still be happy.  What is most important is our friendship, this mission to preserve Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  This is never meant to be a commercial exercise.  Let us enjoy our tea journey!  Previously Craftsman Yang Pin Ting was entrusted with our Cao Family's Tai Xi LAO ZI NI in a few of her works (The Jian Yi model 简逸壶) and this time, making its appearance and release is our Cao Family's treasured 4TH QUARRY HEI DUN TOU!  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIn Li Hong Yuan and Zhu Ze Wei's books on ZiSha, this documented ore\/clay type is recorded down very clearly and succinctly too:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/335927_9f6a8024-ce4a-46a4-8d98-7632299cd4c6.jpg?v=1776275370\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\"烧成后呈棕红色调, 胎质颗粒质感较好, 但外观色泽略显灰暗。\"\u003cbr\u003eMEANING:\u003cbr\u003eAfter firing, it presents in a SOMBRE-DIM BROWNISH-RED tone, the sandiness\/graininess is very good, and the appearance sombre WITH A SLIGHTLY GRAYISH DIM HUE!\" ~ exactly fired here thus by our uncle Zhang Yun Long (Cao Lan Fang's husband)!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eMost of the completed pots by our Craftsmen are brought to the kiln and fired under the careful instruction, direction and parameters set by Uncle Zhang!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180407.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou is an enigmatic Zi Ni type clay discovered at a strata EVEN LOWER than the 4th Quarry Di Cao Qing, its final appearance post-firing is reddish-brown with the characteristic grayish-dim hue and is extremely sandy.\u003cbr\u003eThe reason why it has this grayish-dim hue?  Read on, thank you!   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThis 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou, PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE SAME *PURPLE 紫 COLOUR TONE* in the RAW ORE STATE, just like OTHER Zi NI (that is why it is classified as Zi Ni 紫泥, and NOT Duan Ni).  It fires to reddish-brown, is sandy, and is extremely crumbly in the forming up stage on the crafting bench.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 21, 143); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWe are ecstatic again to present this special \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(114, 3, 3); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou\u003c\/span\u003e which our grand father had mined and kept for us Cao Family descendants!  AND WE ARE NOW VERY PROUD TO PRESENT TO ALL OF YOU TO KEEP AND, MAKE TEA!!!  Welcome Dearest Friends!!!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe bring you to NOTICE this very special 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou, up close:\u003cbr\u003eHei Dun Tou have inherently \u003cem\u003eBLUISH sandy particles contained within\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cbr\u003ewhich explains why it appears from a distance, its characteristic SOMBRE and DIM GRAYISH HUE!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260415_184953.jpg?v=1776278136\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260415_185025.jpg?v=1776278136\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelightful isn't it!  Here our 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou is translated into a beautiful work by our team:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 7, 127); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe《古鸣钟》\"Gu Ming Zhong! ~ Ancient Sonorous Bell\"!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOur aunt Senior Master Cao and Master Li Yan Ru had worked together to help design this beautiful Gu Ming Zhong!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(126, 2, 2); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eBeguiling and emanating the aura truly of an ancient and antiquated Bell, stately and sonorous when rung!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_144849.jpg?v=1777665120\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/mmexport1763536914132.jpg?v=1763780530\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eOur uncle Mr Zhang Yun Long, a deep YiXing historian and ZiSha clay specialist, with granny!  Uncle Zhang is Senior Master Cao Lan Fang's husband.  We say a big hi and thank you to you friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/Screenshot_20260422_205309_Gallery.jpg?v=1776886151\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSenior Master Cao Lan Fang and our QC Chief Craftsman Yi Xiao Ran have managed to bring Craftsman Yang Pin TIng to join us! \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBorn 1996, and started learning the Craft of Fully-Handmaking ZiSha Art at twelve years of age.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was until 21 years of age that she started crafting Fully-Handmaking ZiSha teapots as her profession, after graduation at Wuxi University, and fighting as a livelihood doing purely Fully-Handmade ZiSha work. \u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll by herself alone, and being heavily disillusioned for the past decade due to the worrisome status of Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft being tainted by falsity, duplicity and chicanery.  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eShe has been having a tough time in the past decade, despite her churning out intricate and elegant pieces in her own curated portfolio of works!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAND NOW, WE ARE SO HAPPY for her, and for her love of the Art to continue strongly with our team work.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNow, she joyously continue her path of dedication to serve all of you dearest Friends, the dearest Friends who are the guardians of the other half of our beloved journey of tea: Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/mmexport1763536919807.jpg?v=1763780530\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003eShe now crafts alongside Craftsman Zhang Huan, Zhu Shu and Yi Xiao Ran in our small studios besides the River Li 蠡河 Shu Shan 蜀山!\u003cbr\u003eHere Senior Master Cao Lan Fang entrusted Craftsman Yang with our Cao Family's batch of 4th Quarry Hei Dun Tou in this beautiful Gu Ming Zhong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_144314_1.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_144443_1.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApproaching this STATELY and ENTRANCING Gu Ming Zhong closer, we can admire Craftsman Yang's remarkable skills all round!!!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003eStarting with the spout, it sprouts and arises naturally due to the superb curves at the base, wider and then Yang manages to coax an ever-slight-narrowing girth as the spout purses upwards.  Excellent skills we admire!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180007.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180025.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNext is the Qian Gai, and this Qian Gai is outstandingly constructed, as the outer edge only extends by a slender 3mm before dropping off the cliff, forming a concave curve, and then a stepped motif, before gliding down a supremely formed side wall.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180150.jpg?v=1777665119\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180153.jpg?v=1777665119\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180304.jpg?v=1777665119\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180314.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180331.jpg?v=1777665120\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003eMore impressively! :\u003cbr\u003eThe wall ends below with a concave sweep outwards, with an acute edge.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_144321_1.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is beautiful, but can mean poor ergonomics: the Tea Master when placing this pot down on the table, may transmit too much force onto this acute edge.  This is where the beauty of the design by Senior Master Cao and Li Yan Ru, and the Craftsmanship of Yang Pin Ting, all combine to achieve excellence!  First, Craftsman Yang smoothens and rounds off the edge, but the most beguiling design detail is the slight convex and sculpted curve introduced and sculpted carefully allowing a supremely reassured operation!as we confidently put this work down with 100% confidence!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260502_001103.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustration with a Gu Ming Zhong model showing actual extreme ease of use, much better than many other designs!:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_204218.jpg?v=1776876935\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_204326.jpg?v=1776876934\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_204329.jpg?v=1776876935\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_204332.jpg?v=1776876935\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_204339.jpg?v=1776876935\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_204314.jpg?v=1776876934\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Handle is mirrors the Spout, with its largish form, it is a generous sweep from top to bottom, a svelte form that is organic and easy to handle!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180037.jpg?v=1777665119\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lid knob is a superb miniature of the whole Gu Ming Zhong, and presents itself welcomingly, for the Tea Master to confidently and intuitively grip and lift.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180116.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260501_180127.jpg?v=1777665120\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShrinkage of Fully-Handmade ZiSha works,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195445.jpg?v=1776882713\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260502_003314.jpg?v=1777665120\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260502_003511.jpg?v=1777665119\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260502_003701.jpg?v=1777665120\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260502_003738.jpg?v=1777665119\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePoem Engraving by Craftsman Mu Shan here on this work,\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(107, 1, 1);\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e深竹亭里听秋风\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\"Seated in the Pavilion deep in the Bamboo sanctuary, I listen to the Autumn Wind.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 85, 15); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Mu Shan reflects this in the engraving of the Bamboos in the opposite face, beautifully for the owner and the guests.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195658.jpg?v=1776882713\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195714.jpg?v=1776882712\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195727.jpg?v=1776882713\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195738.jpg?v=1776882712\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_190815_1.jpg?v=1776882712\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_190534_1.jpg?v=1776882713\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195522.jpg?v=1776882713\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195626.jpg?v=1776882713\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195641.jpg?v=1776882713\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195555.jpg?v=1776882713\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_190648_1.jpg?v=1776882713\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThank you to Craftsman Mu Shan!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_195745.jpg?v=1776882712\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsman Yang wishes all of you a delightful journey in tea!  She also welcomes you to YiXing to drink tea together soon!!!  Thank you for all your love and friendship safeguarding Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_190724_1.jpg?v=1776882713\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260422_190925.jpg?v=1776882712\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHold one, hold up one, swing her work around.  Carefully examine her Fully-Handmade work.  Look at it from afar, from near, and it will grow on you.  The whole piece grow on you because 1) she takes reference from what the Senior Masters chose for her, 2) and she 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. '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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003eThe keywords are: Detailing and Cohesiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA GOOD Fully-Handmade ZiSha Work combines great detailing and cohesiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\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\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 + Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft.  Your support is critical to their livelihood and the existence of this craft for all of the tea fraternity.\u003cbr\u003eThank you Friends!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; 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