*生砂* 本山朱泥 *Sheng Sha* Ben Shan Zhu Ni, this is a type of Ben Shan Zhu Ni. And it is the most difficult ZhuNi type to work on, amongst all ZhuNi types.
Yes the most difficult ZhuNi type to work on: more difficult than XiaoMeiYao ZhuNi, ZhaoZhuangZhuNi, and "Normal" Ben Shan ZhuNi.
And yet, this artisan not just bravely did it, he embarked on making Segmental-Corollary types on Sheng Sha Zhu Ni!
This type of "Sheng" Sha ZhuNi, literally translated as "Raw" ZhuNi(just like sheng pu er😄) , is and looks yes, very "raw", akin to: Qing Shui Ni (a type of ZiNi) which, after mining out from the site, just needs water to be added and then swiftly one can start pounding the clay slab, slice out parts, cut and form, shape and fire.
The big problem with Sheng Sha Zhu Ni is:
1) Getting it to form is the most difficult of all ZhuNi types,
2) ZhuNi success rates out of the kiln is already the lowest of all ZiSha ore types (lower than ZiNi and DuanNi). And "Sheng Sha" Ben Shan Zhu Ni is the lowest of the Zhu Ni types. So there you have it, the lowest of the lowest kiln-success rate:
Sheng Sha Ben Shan Zhu Ni.
The desirability rests in:
1) Sheng Sha Ben Shan Zhu Ni's extremely beautiful visuals. The colour is famous and characeteristic and unique for its type: "less garish and bright".
Its colour is the understated red with the darker 古韵 "ancient charm" look,
2) It exhibits high porosity due to its heavier sandy composite,
3) Nurtures superbly, the nurturing journey is one to behold for the lucky owner of a Sheng Sha Ben Shan Zhu Ni pot.
Its desirability rests in:
1) Difficulty of forming,
2) Rarity due to most craftsmen and Artists avoiding its use,
3) Its especial and unmistakable visuals,
4) Its practicality of use,
5) The extreme skill of the Artisan, him daringly embarking to make a Segmental-Corollary pot out of the most difficult of ZiSha types in forming.
Cherish this pot's stature, standing and ancient charmingly look.