Zisha Jingzhou Shi Piao yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94822 teapots 241 -360 ml

Zisha Jingzhou Shi Piao yixing clay woodfired teapot # 94822 teapots 241 -360 mlTranslation: "Zisha Jingzhou Shi piao" a purpleclay (Yixing) Shipiao teapot in the style or attribution of Gu Jingzhou. Brief history: Yixing (zisha) teapots have been produced in Jiangsu province since the Ming dynasty and were refined over centuries into a wide vocabulary of functional, handmade forms. Gu Jingzhou (, 19151996) was one of the most celebrated 20thcentury Yixing masters; he helped revive traditional forms and set high standards for

general description based on the elements of that name and common Chinese teapot practice

Expect a compact tea vessel with a raised circular or square base (a short “column” or plinth)

resulting in a clean

Leaves a long

the exact historical type or regional form of this particular 壶 is ambiguous — "壶" is a general term for a teapot or vessel and dragon decoration appears across many media and periods in Chinese art

Volume:  450 ml

the leaves release a deeper berry sweetness along with earthy undertones

Weight: 203 mm

Volume: 85 ml

Historical context: During the Han era

they reflect Han preferences for compact

Origin: Netherlands