{"product_id":"鲤汇安澜-li-hui-an-lan-abundance-and-peace-in-family-170-0ml-huang-long-yuan-companys-sha-pi-qing-黄龙源鲨皮青-by-craftsman-zhu-shu-朱舒-with-engraving-of-koi-锦鲤-by-craftsman-yu-tian-雨田","title":"《鲤汇安澜》\"Li Hui An Lan ~ Abundance and Peace in Family!\", 170.0ml, *Huang Long Yuan company's Sha Pi Qing 黄龙源鲨皮青, by Craftsman Zhu Shu 朱舒 with Engraving of Koi 锦鲤 by Craftsman Yu Tian 雨田!~!CONGRATULATIONS TO MR J.S.! 1600hrs 23rd July 2026, Troy! NY!","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 class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(109, 3, 3);\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(109, 3, 3);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(87, 0, 0);\"\u003eZiSha Art is the most amazing carrier medium, here housing Five aspects of Chinese Cultural Arts, and a beautiful look in to Chinese Painting, Poetry, Calligraphy as well!  All five aspects on your hands, plus serving the best teas ever for you on your tea table!  Long lasting (lasts beyond a lifetime), easy maintenance, and becomes more beautiful with use and contact, not less!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 0, 113);\"\u003e1.  Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 116, 28);\"\u003e2.  Painting,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(23, 0, 113);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(122, 3, 140);\"\u003e3.  Poetry,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(120, 2, 2);\"\u003e3.  Calligraphy,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64);\"\u003e5.  Engraving Art and Craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(1, 1, 146);\"\u003eYes, all these engagement with Chinese Artforms, all while going about your daily and healthy mindful sessions at ease, drinking the best tasting Teas!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(109, 3, 3);\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e《\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e鲤汇安澜\u003c\/span\u003e》\"Li Hui An Lan\", crafted by Craftsman 朱舒 Zhu Shu!!! in rare Sha Pi Qing clay from Huang Long Yuan company!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e鲤汇安澜\u003c\/span\u003e：锦鲤汇流，水波安定，财运丰盈、阖家团圆安宁。\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(109, 3, 3);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKoi gather in peace: Koi gather, the water is calm, wealth is abundant, and families are united in peace.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 3, 109); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 3, 140); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Yu Tian engraved the four words \"年年有余 ~ Nian Nian You Yu\" in anti-clockwise format at the periphery of the lid, encircling the two Kois in the middle!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 3, 140); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"年年有余 ~ Nian Nian You Yu\" means Year After Year, Good Fortunes come in spades\/arrive in abundance!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 3, 140); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e余 Yu, means “in excess, overflowing, in abundance!”, and also rhymes exactly with the character 鱼Yu, which is Fish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 3, 140); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eHence our Chinese culture to often associate Fish with Abundance!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(5, 3, 140); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eIf there is not a pond in our homes, having the teapot with a circular pond with six fish, encircling means the accumulation and gathering of abundance!  Furthermore, being wet with tea water to signify the pond with water!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_184713.jpg?v=1784834724\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis is an Austere design that L3A Consummate Master Li Yan Ru had formerly came up with in Yr 2025, and made a few prototypes.  The GOOD NEWS, is that she had completed the refinements, and recently entrusted this stunning work to Craftsman 朱舒Zhu Shu to craft for all of you.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_184502.jpg?v=1784834724\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the Chinese culture, we regard round tables as being auspicious to the family, as its roundness imply togetherness!\u003cbr\u003eThe round table to us Chinese works its magic and powers to unite the family, and in so doing, Senior Master Cao Lan Fang engages a skilful Engraving Craftsman called 雨田 Yu Tian, to engrave the auspicious Koi!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSix Kois to be exact: two encircling each other in anti-clockwise fashion on the lid, and four swimming in the clockwise direction.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(109, 3, 3);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_184314.jpg?v=1784834725\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_184225.jpg?v=1784834725\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHence Senior Master Cao Lan Fang and Master Li Yan Ru, duly call it the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e鲤汇安澜\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eLi Hui An Lan, meaning:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e鲤汇安澜：锦鲤汇流，水波安定，财运丰盈、阖家团圆安宁\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eThe Koi’s gather within the Still waters, signifying the bringing of Abundance, Prosperity and Peace to the Family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(6, 4, 149);\"\u003eYu Tian engraved the four words \"年年有余 ~ Nian Nian You Yu\" in anti-clockwise format at the periphery of the lid, encircling the two Kois in the middle!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(6, 4, 149);\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\"年年有余 ~ Nian Nian You Yu\" means Year After Year, Good Fortunes come in spades\/arrive in abundance!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(6, 4, 149);\"\u003e余 Yu, means “in excess, overflowing, in abundance!”, and also rhymes exactly with the character 鱼Yu, which is Fish.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(6, 4, 149);\"\u003eHence our Chinese culture to often associate Fish with Abundance!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(6, 4, 149);\"\u003eIf there is not a pond in our homes, having the teapot with a circular pond with six fish, encircling means the accumulation and gathering of abundance!  Furthermore, being wet with tea water to signify the pond with water!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143009.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143050.jpg?v=1784834725\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143104.jpg?v=1784834725\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143107.jpg?v=1784834724\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143319.jpg?v=1784834725\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_184314.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaster Li Yan Ru’s design entails a sharp, acute-angled shoulder line that is very challenging for Zhu Shu to craft, and Zhu Shu aced it!\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAfter which, Zhu Shu carefully and slowly did the 1mm chamfering:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143830.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143429.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143439.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143450.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(126, 1, 1);\"\u003eTO rhyme in with this acute-angled shoulder line, much savoir-faire has to be exercised in order to create the COHESIVE 1)SPOUT AND 2)HANDLE.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEach must bear the form of a flat ovoid on cross-section in order to form a very cohesive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eZhu Shu worked her savoir-faire thoroughly at the spout:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNotice the highly challenging spout: for it is ovoid in cross-section area, and yet Zhu Shu has to carefully knead and coaxed it an ADDITIONAL KINK to it.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eZhu Shu mentioned that she has to work out eight to ten spout specimens before settling on one that fits perfectly aesthetically!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143457.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143511.jpg?v=1784834724\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143518.jpg?v=1784834725\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143601.jpg?v=1784834724\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe handle is also an excellent showcase of Zhu Shu’s deft skills!\u003cbr\u003eIt mirrors the spout, in having a flat ovoid shape in cross-section.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_142452.jpg?v=1784834724\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_142603.jpg?v=1784834724\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_142608.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_142627.jpg?v=1784834724\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is crafted in the rare Sha Pi Qing, exclusively availed by Huang Long Yuan company.  Through our Cao Family's good relations with the Huang Long Yuan company boss, we have\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e gotten YiXing’s only source of Sha Pi Qing 鲨皮青 CLAY! Here presented here now in 《鲤汇安澜》Li Hui An Lan work!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_143951.jpg?v=1784834724\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_213112.jpg?v=1784834724\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(11, 1, 147);\"\u003eTHE ONLY SOURCE OF THE LEGENDARY *SHA PI QING 鲨皮青, Shark's Skin Green CLAY, IS THE HUANG LONG YUAN COMPANY!\u003c\/span\u003e  Yes Sha Pi Qing, the special type of Zi Ni!~~~here for Craftsman Zhu Shu to work on and indulge all of you friends!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSha Pi Qing 鲨皮青 means Shark’s Skin Green, the ore is greenish, but after firing it transforms into a breathtaking darkish gray, slight tinge of purple and brown, and with the white sands beautifully and moderately interspersed in the matrix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSha Pi Qing is rarer than most Zi Ni and Zhu Nik, but in YiXing, only Huang Long Yuan company holds the authentic Sha Pi Qing.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIf our Cao Family does not have any clay type, we admit so, and we go the distance to procure the authentic and archetypal one for all of you via our strong reputation and robust connections with the who's who in YiXing.  You will have already read that our Cao Family has great connections with the Huang Long Yuan company too!\u003cbr\u003eHere in this Sha Pi Qing work:\u003cbr\u003eEACH and EVERY certificate will have the luxury of the Huang Long Yuan company’s sticker affixed, as these stickers are entrusted to us Cao Family for labelling of the pots made from their prized clay,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_212957.jpg?v=1784834724\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRight-sized at 170ml for versatility for the Tea Master in serving between two to four pax daily!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(87, 0, 0); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShrinkage of Fully-Handmade ZiSha works,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_144307.jpg?v=1784834724\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_144321.jpg?v=1784834724\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260724_011225.jpg?v=1784834724\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260724_011326.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260724_011435.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260724_011445.jpg?v=1784834725\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(0, 48, 120);\"\u003eCraftsman Zhu Shu has joined us in mid 2025!  Craftsman Yi Xiao Ran, together with Senior Master Cao Lan Fang and Senior Master Lu Xue Feng talked to her and another lady Craftsman Yang Pin Ting, in June of 2025, and convinced both of them to join us!  Zhu Shu is a very skilful Craftsman whom we have observed and scrutinised, and hence join hand in hand to be great professional Artisans with Craftsman Zhang Huan to share our studio in working on delightful ZiSha Artworks for ALL OF YOU Dearest Friends!!!    Our Cao Family is delighted to have Zhu Shu, a very hardworking, young lady Craftsman to be together in this happy team here in YiXing besides the River Li 蠡河 at Shu Shan 蜀山!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsman Zhu Shu 朱舒 has taken a strong affinity to Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art, and has dedicated herself to crafting small volumes, excellent works for YiXing Association and events.  We decided to support her and convinced her to join us at RealZiSha, as we all insist on only ZiSha works of HIGH QUALITY.  Hand-picked by Senior Cao Lan Fang and Senior Master Lu Xue Feng over observation of the past decade as she works alone, and oft times challenged in her livelihood, and they have also taken her in as their very hardworking disciple and our CORE COLLEAGUE.  She will be featuring delightful works regularly together with Zhang Huan and Yang Pin Ting!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/mmexport1759755282501.jpg?v=1759755424\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/IMG-20240512-WA0007_1cba6dd0-8e90-4588-a03d-2e75357bf2fc.jpg?v=1734872475\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/mmexport1763536919807_ff3e4505-13ff-43c8-82da-0f4f15fb7702.jpg?v=1764253745\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCraftsman Zhu Shu is NOW proudly one of us and she will be featuring consistently, and she also works closely with Yi Xiao Ran (featured in our home page video), Zhang Huan, Yang Pin Ting, Gu Xiao Ming and also Chen Fa Chu (together both being the longest serving Craftsmen with us) mastering the Zi Ni and Duan Ni clays.  Craftsman Zhu Shu is extremely diligent and talented at the same time, and very focussed now in producing her best work for you friends! Her lines and detailing speak of her EXTREME CARE AND TIME taken to craft each part, each pot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnly a very well-trained, experienced and skilful Craftsman will be able to understand the curves and proportions perfectly, and here beautifully captured and crafted by Craftsman Zhu Shu.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #b70000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003eCraftsman Zhu Shu's works are highly scrutinised and praised too!by our Senior Masters, and deemed to be ready for you, delectable for your use and a long lasting permanent ZiSha work in your collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e~~~\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCherish it as they do not come easy, with the firing kiln enabling only a 70% success rate, i.e. fire 3, and two will be successful.  This is SPECIALLY crafted for all of you friends at ~190ml to suit anything between a single to three persons' tea session!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\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 Zhang Huan.  It is a team effort and we thank you dearest Friends for your grandest support to the honest and the dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen here left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eZhang Huan works with Senior Master Cao Lan Fang in her studio and all works are AMAZING high performance and high value.  Take one home fast and savour \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehis formidable, archetypically ZiSha classic craft and let his work accompany you on your tea journey!  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eCraftsman Zhang thanks you for your kindest support of his Work and adopting his work on your tea table while you steep teas for yourself and your family and Friends! Thank you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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. '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.\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\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; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Senior Masters have given Craftsman Zhu Shu the full blessings with all of us.  She is fully-fledged at RealZiSha.  Most important, after all the hard work our team have put in collectively,\u003cbr\u003eWe are very happy that she is now with all of you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePresenting Zhu Shu and her hard-worked and fine-worked Pieces for you.  One by one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAlso to be cherished and witnessed in this ZiSha Work, you : besides the usual important, critical and beautiful hallmarks of a Fully-Handmade ZiSha pot, this pot has the discontinuous and roughly horizontal marks evident on the inner walls, and these are called the: 泥凳纹 Ni Deng Wen, which are the marks left on the clay slab, complementary to the marks on the workbench of the Craftsman Zhu Shu; During the making of FHM ZiSha pots, the Craftsmen will be using tools to cut the clay slabs, etc, and these cutting strokes will leave marks on the studio workbench.  Especially the first major forceful cut across the table to delineate the clay she\/he wants to utilize to form the main body of the body.  Thus when the craftsman subsequently pound the clay slab on the workbench, these marks will be etched onto the clay slab.  Thus you are \"enjoying\" the additional natural hallmarks of a Fully-Handmade pot.  Even a partially handmade pot will not show these marks.  And those fake, those Jigger-machined pots may show CONCENTRIC continuous circular lines, usually all parallel to one another, and extremely uniform.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTake note that these Ni Deng Wen lines are CONVEX AND PROTRUDING OUTWARDS from the flat clay slab wall, not marked inwards.  They protrude *out* due to them being complementary to the worn and cut *in* lines on the wooden bench the Craftsman is working on.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTherefore, do cherish and have fun admiring the discontinuous, roughly horizontal lines on your pot's inner walls, are called, the 泥凳纹 Ni Deng Wen \"Workbench Lines\/Marks\".\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e~~~~~~~~~~~~\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"realzisha.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46497720631446,"sku":null,"price":351.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3684\/4694\/files\/20260723_184427.jpg?v=1784834725","url":"https:\/\/www.realzisha.com\/products\/%e9%b2%a4%e6%b1%87%e5%ae%89%e6%be%9c-li-hui-an-lan-abundance-and-peace-in-family-170-0ml-huang-long-yuan-companys-sha-pi-qing-%e9%bb%84%e9%be%99%e6%ba%90%e9%b2%a8%e7%9a%ae%e9%9d%92-by-craftsman-zhu-shu-%e6%9c%b1%e8%88%92-with-engraving-of-koi-%e9%94%a6%e9%b2%a4-by-craftsman-yu-tian-%e9%9b%a8%e7%94%b0","provider":"realzisha.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}