Description
Yixing Zisha Base Clay Kuan Jing Zhou Shi Piao Teapot (470ml)
This Zishi teapot is fully handmade using zisha base clay ( 底槽清 ) and is made into a Kuan Jing Zhou Shi Piao Shaped. This is as a tribute to the Legendary Yixing Pot Master - Mr. Kuan Jing Zhou who invented the beautiful & classic Shi Piao Teapot. The plum is bloomed all over the pot and comes with a poem engraved "耐得人間雪與霜 百花頭上你先香清風自有神仙骨, 冷艷偏宜到玉堂".
It means "Resistant to the world of snow and frost, The breeze has its own god bones, thrive and bloom as a goddess."
Base Clay is produced in the Huanglong Mountain, Yixing, Jiangsu Province. It is produced at the bottom layer of the purple clay sediement ore. Its composition is extremely pure with very fine clay particles. The color is reddish brown. After the closure of Well No. 4 in Huanglongshan, there is an increasing shortage of base clay resources, and the weathered base clay is becoming more and more precious. The kiln temperature is about 1180 ° C, and the shrinkage ratio is about 12%. It is widely used in the famous pots of modern times. It pairs very well with raw / ripe puerh, oolong tea (light roasted), black tea, green tea etc.
This teapot holds approximately 470ml (+/- 5ml) and features a flat filter and tight-fitting lid. The walls of this teapot are thick, but it allows for a very stable and comfortable hand feel that has to be experienced to fully appreciate.
Zisha (‘purple sand’) describes the reddish-brown color of the sedimentary soil which settled in ancient lakes and is now buried deep underground. The clay is compressed under heavy sedimentary rock formations throughout the Yixing region, southwest of Shanghai, in China’s Jiangsu province. Huanglong Mountain near Dingshu township has been the source of high quality purple clay ore for centuries. The mountain itself is rather ordinary – neither grand or pretty – but it is 350 million years old.These teapots are prized because their unglazed surfaces absorb traces of the beverage and develop a patina, which enhances the taste, color and aroma of fine tea.
Yixing Zisha Base Clay Kuan Jing Zhou Shi Piao Teapot (470ml)
Material : Zisha Clay ( Base Clay: 底槽清 )
Volumn : 470 mlLength: 16.5 cm
Width: 10 cm
Height: 7.5 cmTeas to Match : Raw / ripe puerh, oolong tea (light roasted), black tea & green tea
Artist : Dai Er Qi ( 戴尔其 ) - Senior Yixing Pot Artist
Certificate : Available
Gift Box : Available
Date of Creation : 2018