Sān Zú Yún Jiān Rúyì Hú

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Sān Zú Yún Jiān Rúyì Hú

三足云肩如意壶
Three feet, clouds, and centuries of good fortune.

The Three-Foot Cloud-Shoulder Ruyi Teapot is one of the crown jewels of Yixing pottery, crafted by the legendary master Gu Jingzhou as early as 1945. It balances on three elegant feet while its shoulders billow like clouds, adorned with the classic 'ruyi' — a symbol of good fortune and wish-granting power. Equal parts sculpture and teapot, it's the kind of piece that makes you want to brew tea just to have an excuse to hold it.

Did You Know?

The 'ruyi' motif, shaped like a stylized mushroom or scepter head, has been a Chinese symbol of luck and fulfillment for over a thousand years — making every sip from this teapot feel like a small blessing.

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# Yingji Kelü ## Three-Legged Cloud-Robe Ruyi Teapot **Lid seal:** Gu Jingzhou **Base seal:** Manshi Pottery Art **Period:** 1945 --- ## Three-Legged Cloud-Robe Ruyi Teapot **Lid seal:** Gu Jingzhou **Base seal:** Produced by Yixing Tangdu Pottery Production Cooperative **Period:** Late 1950s

Original Chinese Text 原文

“圈足云肩如意壶”是顾景舟早期创作的精品 。造型简练有致,气度洗 厚凝练,集多种装饰手法及成型工艺于一体 ,烦具古前 - 三足云户如意壶”,身简扁鼓 ,呈圆英势 ,下搬三足, 延展了“圈足 云肩如意壶”壶身的曲线弧度 , 气度更显雄次 。 壶流呈微曲的三弯 ,作曹 劲大吐状 ; 环形摊圆润流畅 ,与壶流贯通一气 。 压盖,膏盖与口颈部饰以加 纹呼应 ,既寅意富贵绢延 ,又增加口盖子母口的契合度 ; 肩部贴塑如意云纹 和上辐玄纹,流和本分别装饰对称的如意纹饰 ,与肩部的如意纹巧妙衔接过 渡 ; 的子以四面装饰如意云头 ,似花恤微放 ,又如天空中的一条祥云,形成 向上伸展的气韵,起点睛之效 。 “三足云肩如意壹”造型丰而不腑,饱满季和,较顾景舟的其他作品 , 工艺精巧 ,装饰华美. 在富贵的前致中别有一番稚持和庄重 。“三足云肩如 意壶”是顾景舟在合作社时期的代表作 ,此款壶型也成为合作社的重要产 品样式之一