Lian Zi 莲子, 260.7ml, Lao Zi Ni 老紫泥 (Particular High Graininess, and Low Sieve Count), by Craftsman Chen Fa Chu 陈法初。(Some fun photos included here, taken with Chen Fa Chu as well!)
Dear Friends! Presenting, the Lao Zi NI of particular High Graininess, and of Low Sieve Count! This breed also has inherent high iron content just like the Zhu Ni types. Our Cao Family provided these clay (from a particular famous mine site of Huang Long Shan) to Craftsman Chen Fa Chu and he responded perfectly!
This clay had also been mined and also held by some other clay suppliers, but when passed to other retailers, would be hyped up in various self-given, fanciful, mythical, grandiose names.
At RealZiSha, we do not do these things. In fact, we DO THE REVERSE:
We REMOVE all these fanciful names.
We put it SIMPLY as: Lao Zi Ni (Low Sieve Count).
It is great clay. It is not an expensive type of clay.
We put it thus: the same price as other Lao Zi Ni.
We believe in simplifying, de-hyping, and not be doing things that Grand Master Chen Guo Liang, Grand Master He Dao Hong, Grand Master Shao Shun Sheng, Grand Master Cao Ya Lin, would be laughing their heads off/giggle/look disapprovingly at.
We deconstruct all the fancy clutter, we put them simply as it is.
It is a type of Lao Zi Ni, of high graininess.
In between the graininess are the sumptuous shrinkage lines, which are very beautiful.
This is a very delectable, highly tactile clay type which is really rewarding to have on top of the classic Lao Zi Ni and the classic Di Cao Qing.
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Lian Zi 莲子, is one of the Top Classic Shapes of the YiXing ZiSha Art fraternity!
Craftsman Chen Fa Chu responded to our request to finally bring this back! Extremely favoured by our local Chinese people. The Lian Zi is very balanced and despite its seemingly simple, classic lines, GROW on you after days, weeks and years of use and looking at it at all angles! This is the reason why Lian Zi is an All time Classic, Very Balanced and VERY BEAUTIFUL to look at. We thank Chen Fa Chu for perfecting it and making it so beautiful! Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.
Here at a handy, newly minted, ~260ml volume.
Lovingly made by our trusted and committed collaborative Craftsman Chen Fa Chu. He thanks you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen here left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art.
The Stalwart, dedicated to the cause, Craftsman Chen Fa Chu, thanks you, for embracing his work.
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 Chen Fa Chu'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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