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Tí Liáng Pán Hú
When a teapot decides it wants to fly.
The 提梁盘壶 is a breathtaking collaboration between two legends: master potter Gu Jingzhou and renowned artist Han Meilin, who dreamed it up in 1988. Shaped like a bird caught mid-flight, its arching overhead handle mimics outstretched wings, the spout curves like a beak, and the lid flows like tail feathers — the whole teapot feels alive. It's less a vessel for tea and more a sculpture that happens to brew one.
This teapot is a rare 'dream team' piece — Han Meilin, best known internationally for designing the mascots of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, sketched the bird-inspired design, while Gu Jingzhou, one of the most celebrated Yixing masters of the 20th century, brought it to life in clay.
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“提梁般壶”为 1988 年韩美林设计 ，顾景舟制作 。 壶上部造型若振翅 的飞岛，提粱和的子从后部飞出，形似鸟的飞羽，流部转折圆润浑厚有 力，形似鸟嘴 。 索身形似藤石， 丰厚扁圆， 稳定了上半部飞扬的劲势,在动 与静之间充分体现了物体的空间平衡关系 。 壶身宽厚 为书画提供了空间 ，上刻辛弃疾《西江月 》“两三点露不成 十,七八个星狂在天”篆书销文，字体古雅，娴熟流畅，诠释了作品的另一 瘟意境 。 另一款提梁甘壶刻馈 化 神 出[上册