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Handmade Jianshui Zitao Pottery Teapot - Lotus Xishi
Material: |
Jianshui Pottery |
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Origin: |
Jianshui (建水) County, Yunnan Province, China |
Maker: |
Liu Haoguo |
Craft: |
100% Hand-made, so the body of the teapot may have handmade traces (Note: teapots of 100% hand-made can’t be exactly the same as shown on the picture. So it is normal that in a few cases the teapot may be very slightly different from that on the picture, however, the quality is always the same.) |
Capacity: |
240ml (8oz) |
Dimensions: |
5.9” W x 3.5” H (15cm x 9cm) |
Usage: |
Great for brewing Oolong Tea, Pu-erh Tea, Black Tea |
Angel's Comment:
This teapot is dignified and magnificent when viewed from a distance, and vivid and beautiful when viewed close up, which is both practical and ornamental.
TeaVivre’s Lotus Xishi Jianshui Zitao Pottery Teapot is based on the Xishi teapot shape, and the body of the pot is carved with exquisite lotus, flower and leaf. Same as the Zisha and Nixing teapot, the new Jianshui teapot may lack of gloss, but it will become more and more shiny and metallic with our daily use and the nourishment of tea liquid.
The making of a Jianshui Zitao Pottery Teapot requires very fine workmanship and skilled craftsmanship; it also tests the patience of the maker. A finished teapot is hard-won, with very ornamental and collection value, and is suitable for gifting or personal use.
Maker
Liu Haoguo, born in Jingdezhen, Jiangxi Province in 1972, is currently a Jianshui Zitao craftsman and is engaged in the creation of Jianshui pottery carvings. In 1988, 16-year-old Liu Haoguo entered into the Jingdezhen industry and started to learn ceramic painting skills, under the famous teacher Zhang Jingsheng. He was focused on painting, using the most natural and simple ceramic art methods to express rich visual experience. In 2015, with the rapid rise of Jianshui Zitao, Liu Haoguo decided to go to Jianshui to engage in Jianshui pottery sculpture creation. As a craftsman who has never been in touch with Jianshui Zitao, he must learn from the beginning. Fortunately, with many years of ceramic painting skills, he successfully mastered the clay characteristics and shaping requirements of Jianshui Zitao in a relatively short time. His works are refreshing and amazing, and are favored by the market and appreciated by the majority of Jianshui teapot lovers.
Material
The clay of Jianshui Zitao comes from Wucai Mountain in Jianshui County, Yunnan. The common clays are purple, white, blue, yellow, and other colors. Jianshui pottery has the reputation of "hard as iron, bright as water, smooth as jade and sound like a chime". It contains high iron content, the made utensils have high hardness, and the texture is fine with metal-like texture. The making of Jianshui utensils pays attention to fine workmanship, especially decoration. It uses calligraphy engraving and colorful-mud inlaying as the main technology, integrating painting, calligraphy, engraving, inlay, and other decorative arts, which is extremely practical and ornamental.
Origin
Jianshui County is located in the eastern part of Yunnan Province. The terrain is high in the south and low in the north. The Wulao Peak in the south is the highest point with an elevation of 2515 meters. The discovery of the pottery balls and pottery net pendants dating back more than 3,500 years in the Yanzidong Neolithic Site in Jianshui County proves that Jianshui had primitive pottery craftsmanship as early as the Neolithic Age, and Jianshui ceramics sprouted in the late Neolithic Age.
History
Jianshui Zitao went through the Han, Tang and Song dynasties and grew up in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties. There is a saying of “Celadon famous in Song dynasty, blue and white porcelain famous in Ming dynasty and Zitao famous in late Qing dynasty”.
In 1921, Jianshui Zitao Pottery won the Fine Arts Award at the Panama International Fair.
In 1953, at the National Folk Arts and Crafts Exhibition held in Beijing, Jianshui Zitao Pottery was listed as one of China's four famous potteries by the Ministry of Culture.
In July 2016, the former AQSIQ approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Jianshui Zitao Pottery".