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Ǎi Zhuān Fāng Hú
When a teapot decides geometry is an art form.
The 矮砖方壶 (Short Brick Square Pot) is a study in satisfying geometry — a squat, no-nonsense teapot built from flat panels joined with razor-sharp edges and a lid so precisely fitted it seems almost locked in place. Dating to the 1970s and stamped with the mark of Jingzhou, this pot trades the soft curves of classic Yixing ware for bold, architectural confidence. It's the kind of teapot that looks like it means business.
Square Yixing teapots are notoriously harder to make than round ones — flat panels must be cut, fitted, and joined by hand with near-perfect precision, since there's nowhere to hide an uneven seam on a straight edge.
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Original Chinese Text 原文
化 神 “铸夸方过 ”以方砖为形，骨盖紧密平整 ，身简拼接周正挺括，线条平 直利落,气度直挺有力 。 身简四方，上下部采用堆砌法，先把满片和底片嵌入身简,然后再分 别盖上准片和假底,经过修正后 ，从假底开出轿足，在准片中部控出泥片 ， 粘上子口及过钮，即成壶盖 ，然后粘上流和换 ,最终成型 。 “矮砖方壶”壶体忆方 ，大落大气 ; 壶钮亦为局方， 呼应身简形制 ,把 拿便利 ; 方形的直挺不板 ，流部上方下加由粗渐细 ，稍出强悍 。 通体线面干 净利索, 给人以坦荡无碍之势 厨亦|