Li Xing 梨形 WITH Bamboo engraving, 176.5ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴, Engraving by Craftsman Ding Tie Ping 丁铁平 (Artistic Byname 一德).

Li Xing 梨形 WITH Bamboo engraving, 176.5ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴, Engraving by Craftsman Ding Tie Ping 丁铁平 (Artistic Byname 一德).

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Heroes do not wear capes.

We regards Wang Xing as one. Humble, hardworking and single-mindedly continuing his pursuit tto help us all with affordable, high quality true Fully-Handmade ZiSha pots.

Here is Wang Xing!! A great welcome to him!

176.5ml.

Craftsman Wang Xing's skills are brilliant.
His mastery of the overall shape is here for us to savour.
The Xing Ti 形体, is just superb.
From the photographs, we admire and easily appreciate his amazing Craftsmanship.
This is working with XiaoMeiYao ZhuNi, one with even higher shrinkage than ZiNi and DuanNi, and thus a lot more deformities that CAN arise easily during firing.
We bear witness to dear Wang Xing's skills.

Additional Engraving specially arranged and accomplished by Craftsman Ding Tie Ping 丁铁平。
Artistic Byname: Yi De 一德。

The Engraving for you friend, are the auspicious words,

"竹韵茶香" ~ describing,

"The Aura of Bamboo and the Fragrance of Tea."

You can see he signs off as "一德刻" meaning "Yi De Engraving".

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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Li Xing 梨形 is one of the most lovely Austere shapes which XiaoMeiYao is made into! A highly limited run here as well as our recent Fang Gu, Xi Shi, Pan Hu, Ming Lu, Shui Ping and JingZhou ShiPiao models. We hope you friends have loved all of them!

Li Xing 梨形 exudes the Aura of Chinese Orientalism, 2)for a narrowing top ZiSha model, it has a wider opening than Si Ting for better ease of introducing tea leaves and washing after steeping, 3)has a sharp-ish spout for decisive cutting of flow, and 4)has a slightly raised lid that stores a column of air above the tea water level when the lid is closed, so that during the initial first moment of pour with that few degrees of tilt, tea water flows out decisively and easily right from the start.

Crafted at ~180ml to cater for our tea friends who want a small ZhuNi pot for Gung Fu tea steepings, and suitable for one to two persons.

Presented by Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴。

And he thanks you for your kindest support of his Art!
Steep tea with his Craft, Friends!

Savour his superb skills, dearest Friends!

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Wow

Gorgeous pot, so expertly crafted, with magical effect on tea. I’m in awe!

Beautiful pot and lovely box

I am delighted with my new teapot from realzisha. It is well made, elegant and the perfect size. I am looking forward to using it often.

An Exceptional Piece of Yixing Craftsmanship

After spending months searching through Facebook Marketplace and other online marketplaces, I realized how difficult it is to find an authentic Yixing teapot. Most listings were either obvious replicas, had questionable descriptions, or simply weren’t what I was looking for.

In the end, I decided to order from RealZisha, and I couldn’t be happier with my decision.

I purchased the Qing Shi Li Mao Hu (清式笠帽壶), 214.9 ml, made from Tai Xi Lao Zi Ni (台西老紫泥), handcrafted by craftsman Zhu Shu (朱舒), with pine and calligraphy engraving by craftsman Wo You (卧游).

This teapot was exactly what I had been searching for: over 200 ml in capacity, a beautiful and less common traditional shape, and a clay with the deep, elegant color I had always wanted.

When it arrived, I was genuinely impressed. The craftsmanship exceeded my expectations. The proportions, balance, lid fit, finish, and the way it feels in hand are all exceptional.

I would like to sincerely thank Zhu Shu for creating such a beautiful teapot. The quality of the workmanship is remarkable, and every detail reflects great skill and dedication. I am equally impressed by Wo You’s engraving. The pine and calligraphy are elegant, beautifully executed, and perfectly complement the shape of the teapot.

Finally, thank you to the entire RealZisha team. Your passion for authentic Yixing craftsmanship and the respect you show to the artisans behind each piece made this purchase truly special. This is a teapot I will treasure for many years, and I look forward to enjoying countless sessions of Wuyi oolong with it.

Favorite teapot!

This teapot is so nice! Brews awesome tea!

Piece of art

It’s the first truly hand made teapot made of yixing clay that I bought.

The second I saw it I knew right away that I needed it. I was confused about the engraving (couldn’t translate it with any tool available), reached out to the RealZisha team directly - and how surprised I was when in several minutes I got a warm, precise, elaborate reply and conversation overall! They not only helped me with the translation, but also educated me on where the phrase came from, that it’s a Chinese handwriting, and many many more. Truly wholesome experience!

And the teapot itself - I’ve just finished drinking my Sheng from it. I had no idea the tea flavor might be so different depending on the teapot. The teapot is an absolute piece of art, with perfect pour, with perfect engraving, with perfect lid fit - there’s literally nothing I could possibly complain about.

I’m very grateful to the whole RealZisha team and especially to the masters Wang Hui (the craftsman) and Yi De (engraving). Thanks for so lovely first experience with yixing craftsmanship! 谢谢 🫶🏻🍵

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Li Xing 梨形 WITH Bamboo engraving, 176.5ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴, Engraving by Craftsman Ding Tie Ping 丁铁平 (Artistic Byname 一德).

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