Han Wa 汉瓦, 182.6ml, Lao Zi Ni 老紫泥, by Craftsman Jiang Bin 蒋斌。

The Han Wa 汉瓦.

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL AND TREASURED HAN WA.

We refresh ourselves with the previous explanation on all our Han Wa 's :

In YiXing, there is a saying that,

"Do not brag how good your skills are in crafting Fully-Handmade ZiSha pots,

FIRST SHOW ME your Han Wa.

This saying has its strong foundations.

1.  Han Wa needs to have a gently curving side wall and if not done evenly, is very obvious to the eye.

2.  Han Wa has a largish lid spanning the large circumference. In relativity to the pot's width, the Han Wa obviously has the largest lid-width to body-width ratio! This largish lid also has its front edge VERY close to where the front spout takes shape. These present a very challenging task to the Craftsman, because:

IF not done well and tight, there will be leaking at the front lid edge when the user tilts the teapot to serve tea. The whole big circular lid has to be perfectly evenly made to secure a tight fit.

3.  Han Wa's lid, being wide and flat (not domed), still needs to account for a gently curving convex top surface, WHILE supporting the heavy lid knob that can cause the flat lid to "sink" down in the middle. A domed lid otherwise would naturally present a stronger vertical axial strength to support a heavy lid knob, but not the Han Wa.

Admire this Han Wa.

Simple, but a Top Classic.

Han Wa, is also VERY practical!

4.  It provides extreme ease of introducing tea leaves into the pot,

extreme ease of removing and flushing out tea leaves during cleaning,

extremely fast speed to drying within the pot.

5.  Han Wa also usually is able to sport a 4-5-4 => total of 13 filter holes that, during tilting and pouring tea out: allows and draws in more tea and presents a higher hydrostatic pressure that results in a strong jet of tea during serving.

Here amazingly, perfectly and astutely made by Craftsman Jiang Bin. Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.

He thanks you for your grand support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen here left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.

Craftsman Jiang Bin delights us with his experience, mastery and handwork and invites you to adopt his work as you steep tea!

~~~We insist on great craftsmanship and after finding Craftsman Jiang, he started crafting with us in our usual great efforts!  Chen Fa Chu and Jiang Bin know each other too!

Here at a handy, newly crafted, 182.6ml volume.

Craftsman Jiang Bin thanks you his dear patron for supporting our whole group of honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen here, left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.

Enjoy his superb, classic handwork and let his work accompany you on your tea journey! Thank you 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 Jiang Bin's skills, savour the pour.  You will know everything then.

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