Duo Qiu 掇球, 122.1ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by our Collaborative Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴。

Duo Qiu 掇球, 122.1ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by our Collaborative Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴。

$341.00

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Heroes do not wear capes. We regards Wang Xing as one. Humble, hardworking and single-mindedly continuing his pursuit to help us all with affordable, high quality true Fully-Handmade ZiSha pots.
Here is Wang Xing!! A great salute to him and his hard work, as he had served many of you friends previously with efforts earlier this year!

THIS is his LATEST, the Duo Qiu 掇球 crafted for all of you dearest friends to collect and use!

Duo Qiu 掇球 is the Austere shape and model created by Shao Da Heng and then modified by Cheng Shou Zhen which won the 1915 Panama International Exposition! All of us at the YiXing ZiSha fraternity loves it for the past century for its ergonmics and ease of use!

Duo Qiu has a roundish body. From Shao Da Heng's iteration and to Cheng Shou Zhen's iteration, all Duo Qiu feature the design cues signifying the combination of THREE Qiu 球 (spheres). It is very cute and an all time ZiSha Classic which all of us will collect at least one in our lives. The word Duo means to stack. So Duo Qiu means :-D THE STACKING of THREE SPHERES. The significant dome of air on top, after the hot water is steeped in, and the lid closed, will allow for aeration of your tea. Pour is fun! It is relatively tall, and one reaches and catches easily onto the handle. The huge dome of air on top also allows the first millisecond of pour to be swift, as air is easily expandable (and in case the lid knob's tiny hole is being blocked by water during your earlier pouring of hot water over the whole pot after steeping in the hot water to the leaves and closing the lid).

Crafted at ~120ml to cater for our tea friends who requiring a small delectable and adorable classic ZhuNi pot for Gung Fu tea steepings. Suitable for one to two persons.

Wang Xing's skills are brilliant.
His mastery of the overall shape is here for us to savour.
The Xing Ti 形体 of his works are superb! From the photographs, we admire and easily appreciate his amazing Craftsmanship.
This is ZiSha Art, 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. Success rates between 50-70%. We bear witness to dear Wang Xing's skills as he PAINSTAKINGLY and PROUDLY presents his labor of love for all of you friends.

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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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!

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 Gu Xiao Ming's skills, savour the pour. You will know everything then.

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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. Out of 12 pots he makes a month of 30days, 9 pots will survive the kiln firing successfully. Out of 9 pots, a Craftsman on average sells 7 pots per month. For ZiSha models/designs that are very challenging and more complicated to craft, time taken will be longer, and the failure rate will be higher as well. Zhu Ni pots have higher failure rates than Zi Ni and Duan Ni pots too. Our Craftsmen are crazily 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.

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Another beautiful pot from Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴

This is my second full-handmade zisha pot, my second pot from RealZisha.com, and my second pot from Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴

It sits proudly alongside my Jing Le. I take my hat off to Wang Xing and thank him for his sublime craftsmanship. Thank-you also to the team at RealZisha.com for providing these pots and ensuring excellent customer experience.

Another beautiful pot from Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴

This is my second full-handmade zisha pot, my second pot from RealZisha.com, and my second pot from Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴

Well worth the wait!

Top tier craftsmanship, solid customer service!

Commissioning process & customer service:

I commissioned this teapot back in August 2023. Ian and the rest of the team at Real ZiSha were quick to respond to my inquiries, and wanted to make sure they understood exactly what style and engravings I wanted. They were clear in communicating what they thought I was asking for, which helped provide confidence that my vision for the teapot was understood.
The teapot took many months longer than I had originally thought it might, and there were several attempts in the kiln that deformed or broke before making a successful one. I understood that this is a one of a kind piece, not something mass produced, and that this sort of thing can happen with firing ceramics. As an apology for the delay and failed attempts, they included the cups in the tea set, which I much appreciated. After a minor ordeal of getting the teapot through customs, it arrived in July of 2024.

Tea set:

The craftsmanship is evident in every aspect of this teapot: not just the way it looks, but the way it feels in your hands and the way it pours. It feels lighter than one would expect, and the clay feels smooth yet faintly textured in the hands. The engravings have a nice texture, too, having been etched in relief to the teapot. The pour is steady and smooth, with no dribbling. The clay imparts a silky texture to teas and dampens some of their astringency, without dampening the fragrance. For this reason, I’ve dedicated this teapot to Song Zhong oolong tea, and drinking it from this tea set feels deeply enriching.

Duo Qiu 掇球, 122.1ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by our Collaborative Craftsman Wang Xing 王兴。

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