Jing Zhou Shi Piao 景舟石瓢, 271.6ml, Di Cao Qing Zi Ni 底槽青紫泥, by Craftsman Chen Fa Chu 陈法初 ~!Congratulations to Ms M.S.! 1535hrs 27th Sept 2025, Mableton, GA!
《景舟石瓢》Jing Zhou Shi Piao
Jing Zhou Shi Piao is one ZiSha model that is preferably made large, because it thrives aesthetically when crafted large! Here we have that recreation of the quintessential historical and important piece by the late Gu Jing Zhou!
Our great Craftsman Chen Fa Chu 陈法初 had successfully crafted one here in tribute of the most distinct and supreme classic version of the JingZhou ShiPiao: the version created by the late Gu Jing Zhou in collaboration with Wu Hu Fan 吴湖帆 where Wu Hu Fan did the bamboo painting and Gu Jing Zhou crafted the pot and performed the engraving/etching. This historical piece was painted on and calligraphed both by 吴湖帆 , and after being carved by 顾景舟, it was given and to 唐云 as a gift. Tang Yun is a famous painter and acclaimed ZiSha collector in the late 民国 Min Guo Republic era.
Our trusty partner Craftsman 子羽 Zi Yu, partners with him as usual. Zi Yu performs his professional and beautiful, decisive and graceful engraving. Admire carefully both the bamboos and the excellent calligraphed words.
The recreation of "THAT" QUINTESSENTIAL, all important ~ Jing Zhou Shi Piao 景舟石瓢, crafted by the legendary late Gu Jing Zhou 顾景舟 himself, with
THAT, MOST FAMOUS collaboration with Wu Hu Fan 吴湖帆。
This is the essential Jing Zhou Shi Piao version created by the late Gu Jing Zhou in collaboration with Wu Hu Fan 吴湖帆, where Wu Hu Fan did the bamboo painting and Gu Jing Zhou crafted the pot and performed the engraving/etching. This historical piece was painted on and calligraphed both by 吴湖帆 , and after being carved by 顾景舟, it was given to 唐云 as a gift. Tang Yun is a famous painter and acclaimed ZiSha collector in the late Min Guo Republic era.
The actual historical piece was auctioned at ~USD4,000,000 at the 2015 Beijing Jindong auction house. Most of us can never have it in our lives, but it it is about recognising classics and honoring traditions, and we can own one recreation by Craftsman Chen Fa Chu and Craftsman Zi Yu.
Being respectful, and also, in congruent with our Yixing traditions, it is right for the Craftsmen and Artists crafting this work, to have " 湖帆 Hu Fan" inscribed on the left wall and exactly corresponding to the historical work, while the engraving Craftsman or Artist can engrave and sign off with his or her own signature to the left of the 2 stanzas x 7 characters on the right wall. Craftsman Zi Yu 子羽 hence sings off accordingly.
Yes, "THAT" Jing Zhou Shi Piao :-D.
That quintessential piece by Gu Jing Zhou.
We honor these two Maestros Gu Jing Zhou and Wu Hu Fan with this piece.
TRULY FULLY-HANDMADE AND DELICATELY MADE.
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BRING ONE HOME, USE IT and you will know 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, the Aura exuded from a Fully-Handmade Pot which others simply can't bring forth, and, Craftsman Chen Fa Chu's skills, savour the pour. You will know everything then.
Here with us in our happy family of true ZiSha connoisseurs, you witness 90-120 photos taken of EACH Fully-Handmade ZiSha work here.
Compare this to elsewhere: factory bosses of jigger-machining 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.
We at RealZiSha, take 90-120 photos, fresh, of EACH, ONE, Fully-Handmade ZiSha work. Together with our sacrificial and hardworking Craftsmen and Artists committed to honest true Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art and Craft, we at RealZiSha go the eons' distance.
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Explained, 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. Craftsman takes 3 days (fastest 2.5days) to craft a pot.
If he works 30 days a month without a single day of rest (no family time), he will craft 10-12 pots.
If he crafts for 25 days (five days of rest a month), his output will be 8-10 pots.
The 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.
The 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.
All 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.
[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.)]
Our 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.
Thank you Friends!
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