I believe that many tea lovers who like to use purple clay to drink tea or who like to collect purple clay teapots will have a higher understanding of the purple clay pot craftsmanship, clay materials, the fun of brewing, and practicality as their appreciation skills continue to improve. Require.
The "Zhaozhuang wrinkled leather Zhu Ni clay dragon egg" 80cc brought by Tongxinshe Tea House today can be said to meet the needs of most pot lovers for a box-bottomed pot. A good pot needs to meet the conditions of clay, shape, workmanship and style. , it has all the functions.
We all know that mud is the most important part of purple sand. As a good item for pressing the bottom of the box, this pan pot is naturally not bad in the use of mud materials. It uses Zhaozhuang Zhu Ni, which together with the small coal kiln mud are two kinds of treasure player-level Zhu Ni, and are similar to other general Zhu Ni products. Different from the tender mud layer on the surface, which is in the shape of small lumps, this Zhaozhuang Zhu Ni is produced under the yellowstone layer. It is a hard ore, in the shape of large blocks, and is very rare. Here we focus on the shrinkage rate. Ordinary Zhu Ni shrinks The rate of Zhu Ni is 10%, while Zhaozhuang Zhu Ni reaches about 25% or even 30%. It can be said that it has reached the limit of Zhu Ni. When you look at the body of the pot, you will find obvious large vertical strips of wrinkles. This is the legendary "nothing" "It is no longer wrinkled". At the same time, the body of the pot has a strong sandy feel, which is very different from ordinary cinnabar mud. It is very oily. If you look closely, there are many small black spots on the body of the pot. This is the iron rich in cinnabar mud that precipitates on the surface of the pot at high temperatures. caused by.
Today's pan pot is made by Xu Linfeng, a famous Yixing Zhu Ni master. She is a national arts and crafts artist and has a deep research on Zhu Ni. This small dragon egg is made entirely by hand. It has been selected It uses player-grade clay, and no changes are made to the clay during the production process, so as to retain its original and simple flavor.
Dragon egg teapot is a classic type of purple clay teapot. Its shape is based on the shape of an egg, which is round and cute, and there is also a childish and cute atmosphere arising from it. Although the shapes of different dragon egg pots are generally similar, they are grasped by different details and proportions, and the final presentation is achieved. Producing different effects, the whole pot has streamlined and smooth streamlines, and a round and compact body. The full pot belly allows the tea leaves to fully stretch, and the spout is wide and easy to clean. The handle of the pot has a round ball as a button on the top, which is small and exquisite. The spout is short and slightly thick, the mouth is slightly retracted, the water column is concentrated and powerful, the spout is small and exquisite, and it is easy to hold and use as you like. The water comes out smoothly and the water is cut off easily. It is comfortable for daily use.