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ONE OF A KIND Yuan Kuang Zhu Ni “Ming Shi Qin Quan” YixingThis beautiful Zhu Ni pot from up and coming artist Wang Jie shows off her mastery of classic forms, especially considering how much more meticulous craft is required to work at this small pot scale. Pots under 100ml are more and more rare as potters turn to large format work, but decades ago, small pots like this one were the classic favorite for extended gongfu sessions. This Ming Shi Qin Quan pot features a decorative fluted handle and a wide spout for a fast and controlled pour. The clay itself is ready to take on luster and patina over years of brewing.
- ONE OF A KIND Yuan Kuang Zhu Ni “Jun De” Yixing
Balance and grounding define this quintessential Jun De form, given a solid but dynamic quality in the hands of up and coming artist Wang Jie. Her work with classic forms like this is especially impressive considering how much more meticulous craft is required to work at this small pot scale. Pots under 100ml are more and more rare as potters turn to large format work, but decades ago, small pots like this one were the classic favorite for extended gongfu sessions. The thin handle complements the long curved spout and wide body. The clay itself is ready to take on luster and patina over years of brewing.
- ONE OF A KIND Golden "Xu Pian" Yixing
When an yixing teapot is crafted with such precise and careful geometry, the addition of gold leaf catches the light and forms a gorgeous contrast to the deep red Zhu Ni. Up and coming artist Wang Jie shows off her mastery of the Xu Pian form, capturing the grace of the wide exaggerated pot body and the off-set spout. This is particularly impressive considering how much more meticulous craft is required to work at this small pot scale. Pots under 100ml are more and more rare as potters turn to large format work, but decades ago, small pots like this one were the classic favorite for extended gongfu sessions. The clay itself is ready to take on luster and patina over years of brewing.
- ONE OF A KIND Yuan Kuang Zhi Ni "Gao Yi" Yixing
This gorgeous traditional pot by up and coming yixing artist Wang Jie takes the grace of a Long Dan form and the warmth of a Xi Shi, bringing them together in this elegant and tall hand made teapot. The execution of form is particularly impressive considering how much more meticulous craft is required to work at this small pot scale. Pots under 150ml are more and more rare as potters turn to large format work, but decades ago, small pots like this one were the classic favorite for extended gongfu sessions. The clay itself is ready to take on luster and patina over years of brewing.
- ONE OF A KIND Yuan Kuang Zhi Ni "Shui Ping" Yixing
The Shui Ping is one of the most classic and beloved of all Yixing forms, a truly iconic shape that tests the skills of any potter. Up and coming Wang Jie rises to the challenge, crafting a Shui Ping pot whose handle, spout and lid are in perfect balance. The execution of form is particularly impressive considering how much more meticulous craft is required to work at this small pot scale. Pots under 100ml are more and more rare as potters turn to large format work, but decades ago, small pots like this one were the classic favorite for extended gongfu sessions. The clay itself is ready to take on luster and patina over years of brewing.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Yi Li Zhu" Yixing
Yi Li Zhu means pearl, a fitting name for a teapot with such a graceful pearl-like pot body. Award-winning master potter Lai Xiaohong truly shines with her work on simple powerful shapes like this one, setting off each detail with perfect balance. Lai Xiaohong excavates and blends her own clay, and is particularly famous for her Di Cao Qing’s mottling and the way it builds a luster and patina over time.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Gu Xiang" Yixing
The gu xiang is one of Lai Xiaohong’s favorite forms, a shape she keeps coming back to thanks to its balance and grace. This unique Gu Xiang features a tall curved lid handle and boldly-offset spout, giving the pot poise and energy. Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Qing Hui Ni "Half Moon" Yixing
Much of Lai Xiaohong’s career has been a meditation on the various shapes inspired by the moon. This special ban yue or “half moon” teapot is one of her oldest most classic forms, perfectly balanced with graceful sweeping lines and a perfectly integrated spout. Lai Xiaohong hand-crafted this teapot with strikingly beautiful Qing Hui Ni for a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Xi Shi" Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is well known for her beautiful Di Cao Qing clay - a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This meticulously hand-built and classic "Xi Shi" form shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and her modern fluid sensibility in her art. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Nan Gua" Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This playful "Nan Gua" or gourd form shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and her modern fluid sensibility in her art. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
$289.00 - ONE OF A KIND Duan Ni "Half Moon" Yixing
Much of Lai Xiaohong’s career has been a meditation on the various shapes inspired by the moon. This lovely ban yue or “half moon” teapot is one of her most classic forms, perfectly balanced with graceful sweeping lines and a perfectly integrated spout. Lai Xiaohong hand-crafted this teapot with beautiful Duan Ni for a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Duan Ni "Half Moon" Yixing
Much of Lai Xiaohong’s career has been a meditation on the various shapes inspired by the moon. This lovely ban yue or “half moon” teapot is one of her most classic forms, perfectly balanced with graceful sweeping lines and a perfectly integrated spout. Lai Xiaohong hand-crafted this teapot with beautiful Duan Ni for a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Bi Yu" Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This classic "Bi Yu" form shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and her modern fluid sensibility in her art. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing “Si Ting” Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This meticulously hand-built Si Ting form shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and her modern fluid sensibility in her art. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing “Wen Dan” Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. A variation on a classic "egg" form, this meticulously hand-built Wen Dan pot shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and her modern fluid sensibility in her art. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Carved "Zhuo Ci" Yixing
This beautifully-classic form comes to life in master-potter Lai Xiaohong’s hands, adorned with a fluid and energetic carving of a bird perched on a branch. The rich warm speckled Zi Ni clay shines in the light, accentuating the graceful curves of the pot itself. This piece is a perfect example of why Lai Xiahong is such a well-respected potter- she brings together ancient forms and modern sensibility with an effortless-feeling grace yielding work that is a pleasure to use for a lifetime.
- ONE OF A KIND Carved "Ju Lun" Yixing
Master Potter Lai Xiaohong has an incredible skill for bringing a dynamic and playfeel feeling to her work, even in traditional forms. This lovely Di Cao Qing teapot features a gestural carving of children at play, a nod to tea as play and reminder to have fun tasting every brew. Lai Xiaohong excavates and blends her own clay, and is particularly famous for her Di Cao Qing’s mottling and the way it builds a luster and patina over time.
$295.00 - ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Han Wa" Yixing
This beautiful little teapot by award-winning master potter Lai Xiahong stays true to tradition, evoking the classic han wa form, but with such a playful lid handle adornment, like a classical garden bridge. The wide lid makes this perfect for brewing particularly fluffy teas like Big Red Robe. Lai Xiaohong excavates and blends her own clay, and is particularly famous for her Di Cao Qing’s mottling and the way it builds a luster and patina over time.
- ONE OF A KIND Sculpted "Shi Piao" Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong brings together fine clay and a modern, organic sensibility to traditional forms. This sculpted "Shi Piao" teapot is a perfect example of her hand crafted work. The classic "stone dipper" form features a playfully sculpted lid evoking bamboo. The deep Di Cao Qing clay will age beautifully with any kind of tea, gaining more depth and luster over years of brewing.
$295.00 - ONE OF A KIND Carved "Han Wa" Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This meticulously hand-built Han Wa form shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and features a carved underwater scene that also evoke dragons in flight. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Carved Seal Di Cao Qing Ni Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This deceptively simple pot shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and her modern fluid sensibility in her art, featuring a surprising animal seal carving on the wide pot lid. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Swirled Di Cao Qing “Gu Xiang” Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This meticulously hand-built Gu Xiang form shows off Lai Xiaohong’s traditional grounding and her modern fluid sensibility in her art. The warm Di Cao Qing clay has been carefully swirled with golden Duan Ni for an incredible fluid effect, and is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
$295.00 - ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing “Han Xiang” Yixing
This beautifully-small Yixing teapot from master potter Lai Xiaohong was hand-made and hand-finished in the traditional Han Xiang form. It is more uncommon these days to find teapots in the 100ml-150ml size since they are harder to make than larger pots, but it is so rewarding to use a pot like this and be able to steep through the same leaves over a dozen times with a single kettle of water and really see the flavor and aftertaste develop. Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. The warm Di Cao Qing clay is ready to take on more depth and luster over a lifetime of use.
- ONE OF A KIND Jiang Po Ni “Jing Lan” Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong brings together fine clay and a modern, organic sensibility to traditional forms. This "Jing Lanform teapot is a perfect example of her hand crafted work. This forms large lid integrates beautifully with the rest of the piece, making this a great option for fluffier teas like strip-style oolong. This unique "jiang po ni" clay will age beautifully with almost any kind of tea, gaining more depth and luster over years of brewing.
$295.00 - ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Luo Xin" Yixing
This beautifully carved Di Cao Qing Ni tea pot from Lai Xiaohong is hand built with sculpted detail. The simple, traditional body is accented with tiny, beautifully rendered calligraphy and topped with a flat lid that’s adorned with a delicately sculpted “heart” shaped handle. The spout and handle are gracefully balanced and built for a lifetime of use, and the gorgeous clay is just waiting to be seasoned and grow more lustrous over the years.
- ONE OF A KIND Carved "Shi Piao" Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong brings together fine clay and a modern, organic sensibility to traditional forms. This beautifully carved Shi Piao teapot is hand built with deep and mottled Di Cao Qing clay and features a contemplative water scene across one side. The craving will stand out more over time, gaining more depth and luster over years of brewing.
- ONE OF A KIND Di Cao Qing "Yi Li Zhu" Yixing
Yi Li Zhu means pearl, a fitting name for a teapot with such a graceful pearl-like pot body. Award-winning potter Lai Xiaohong shines with her work on simple powerful shapes like this one, setting off each detail with perfect balance. Lai Xiaohong excavates and blends her own clay, and is particularly well-known for her Di Cao Qing’s mottling and the way it builds a luster and patina over time.
- ONE OF A KIND Carved "Qin Quan" Yixing
Award-winning artist Lai Xiaohong is famous for her hand-excavated and blended Di Cao Qing clay, a rich, dense and mottled clay that Lai Xiahong blends from minerals settled in her trough after months of careful aging. This traditional "Qin Quan" form features graceful bamboo stretching up across the face of the pot. The carving will grow in depth over time as the warm Di Cao Qing clay gains luster over a lifetime of use.
$309.00 - ONE OF A KIND Sculpted "Han Wa" Yixing
Duan Ni can be such a deep and expressive clay, and in the hands of Lai Xiaohong, it really comes to life. The smooth modern curves of the pot body reflect the light from every angle, giving the clay a more lustrous quality, while the adornment on the lid gives the piece new meaning. The swirled clay forms a perfectly-sculpted scholar’s rock: an object of contemplation, and a commentary on the yixing pot as the modern scholarly object of contemplation itself.
$309.00
