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Zhōng Shí Piáo Hú
Where quiet strength meets the art of tea.
The Zhong Shi Piao is a classic Yixing shape that balances bold, earthy strength with graceful, flowing lines — like a river stone shaped by centuries of water. Crafted by the legendary master Gu Jingzhou in his later years, this 370ml teapot feels solid in the hand yet surprisingly elegant, with subtle curves that reward a slow, appreciative look. It's the kind of pot that serious tea drinkers obsess over, and once you hold one, it's easy to understand why.
Gu Jingzhou (1915–1996) is often called the 'Sage of Yixing' — his signed pieces are so prized that authenticated examples regularly fetch six figures at auction, making this teapot less a brewing vessel and more a piece of living art history.
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化 神 中石际壶〈压盖式 ) 顾景舟晚年时期制作 ，容积为 370 毫升，大小适中， 线条流畅而规整 ， 器型雄健而严说，底部和腹部略呈一定的小弧面,凸显刚中有和柔 ，和顺有劲 的韵味 中石昧过〈子冶式 ) “子治石际过”因畦应绍而得名 。帷应绍 ，清嘉庆道光时人，字子冶， 一字陛春，号月壹 、瞿才、老治、冶父，自号壶公，是继曼生、石枢后又 一与砂艺密切结合的擅长金石书画的文人 。他所装饰的砂壶,格调高雅，前 致怡人 “子治索"”，壶身量上小下大的“人金字塔”式，短直流，三角把,造型 充满张力 ，桥形盖钮 ，底部镶三扁贺足 ，壶身和壶盖衔接紧密，端庄教称 。 日本奥玄宝《车壶岁录 》收录子治石际一把, 奥玄宝为之取名“一枝栖隐”: “该志流下, 未斩然而止 ， 如断竹简 ，鸭款倒不全环，盖传鼻钮，底贴三蹄 ， 又有印目符生摹十，形制短小可握，腹之向背各雕梅花一枝 ， 题日符生画 ， 刀势生动 ，盖铸八字， 上日 : 几生修得到,，子治题。 书体清丽可爱，泥色浅 黄 ，效壶宜几上水滴， 兼用于车事亦无妨 ， 唯可供独吃及对饮之用,通体似 小鸟形,故号下“一枝栖隐"。” 四 五