{"id":1234,"date":"2010-04-07T10:25:53","date_gmt":"2010-04-07T15:25:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1234"},"modified":"2010-12-26T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2010-12-26T13:07:09","slug":"yixing-teapot-c-1830","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/?p=1234","title":{"rendered":"Yixing teapot, c.1830"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This condensed globular form Chinese teapot was made from purple granular &#8220;zisha&#8221; clay (containing mica, quartz and iron) and found only in Yixing (pronounced ee-shing), in the east coast province of Jiangsu. Due to its unique self seasoning capabilities, after many years of use\u00a0you can brew tea just by pouring boiling water into an empty pot<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1717.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1235\" title=\"IMG_1717\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1717.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1717.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1717-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A metalsmith created a new lid out of brass after the original one broke or was lost. I love the simple hand-hammered form and delicately curled knob. Teapot measures 4&#8243; high, 8&#8243; wide<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1733_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1236\" title=\"IMG_1733_2\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1733_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"306\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1733_2.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_1733_2-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chinese character maker&#8217;s marks are incised on the bottom. Please excuse me if I have shown the marks upside down<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2524\" title=\"IMG_3814\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3814.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3814.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_3814-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This example has its original lid, which is amazing, as it was recovered from the 1840 Desaru shipwreck, discovered in May 2001<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DS-20A.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1237\" title=\"DS-20A\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DS-20A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"233\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DS-20A.jpg 399w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DS-20A-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00128.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1239\" title=\"DSC00128\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00128.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00128.jpg 400w, http:\/\/blog.andrewbaseman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/DSC00128-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mingwrecks.com\">Nanhai Marine Archaeology<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This condensed globular form Chinese teapot was made from purple granular &#8220;zisha&#8221; clay (containing mica, quartz and iron) and found only in Yixing (pronounced ee-shing), in the east coast province of Jiangsu. 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