Pottery Gallery 紫砂壶
Explore 77 classic Yixing teapot designs, each with its own unique character and brewing properties.
mo 滤
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N/A - This is a flower pot (花盆), not a teapot
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一 50
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一 03
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三足云肩如意壶
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The Ring-Foot Cloud-Shoulder Ruyi Teapot and Three-Foot Cloud-Shoulder Ruyi Teapot The "Ring-Foot Cloud-Shoulder Ruyi Teapot" is a masterpiece from
三足高腰线提梁壶
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The Three-Legged High-Waisted Overhead Handle Teapot The form of the "Three-Legged High-Waisted Overhead Handle Teapot" originates from ancient bro
三足鼎
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Spirit This "Three-Legged Historian" was made by Gu Jingzhou as a demonstration piece for Zhou Shengxi during his stay at Shanghai Huaihai Middle S
三足鼎
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上新桥壶
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Shangxin Bridge Teapot Spring waters stretch beyond the sky, listening to rain from a moored boat with sleepy eyes. In the writings of Wei Zhuan
上肩线圆壶
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Shang Bian Xian Yuan (Upper Flat Line Round Teapot) An early work by Gu Jingzhou, named for the convex rounded line on the upper shoulder area. Th
下未束滤
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中石瓢壶
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中石瓢壶
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Transformation into Spirit ## Zhongshi International Teapot (压盖式 Pressed Lid Style) Made during Gu Jingzhou's later years, with a capacity of 370
井栏壶
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Transformation and Spirit ## Well Curb A well curb is the protective railing above a water well. The *Shili* states: "Using wood as a frame, surro
仿鼓壶
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仿鼓壶
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Transformation and Spirit Chasing and surpassing the pinnacle of Yixing pottery in his own heart naturally became a creative impulse he had been nu
仿鼓如意壶
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仿鼓如意壶
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Sun Xiao's Tears ## Four As the name suggests, the "Imitation Drum Ruyi Teapot" is based on the traditional "Imitation Drum Teapot," with the addi
传炉壶
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Chuan Lu Teapot The "Chuan Lu" teapot features a bulging body with four conical feet at the base. Square yet round, robust and upright, it represen
僧帽壶
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半圆壶
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"Half-Circle Teapot with Ribbed Lid" Purple Clay Teapot The body of the purple clay teapot is semi-circular in form. It features decorative ribbed
华颖壶
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The Huaying Teapot The design concept of the "Huaying Teapot" lies in expressing the artistic conception of flower buds blooming and the vibrant ar
却求滤
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双圈壶
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"Double Ring Cable Created during Gu Jingzhou's later years. In 1992, Gu Jingzhou crafted the "Double Ring Cable" teapot. Gu Jingzhou personally e
合欢壶
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Hehuan Teapot The "Hehuan teapot" is a traditional form in Yixing pottery, and has become one of the classic styles among the "Eighteen Mansheng Fo
四方侧角壶
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Transformation of Spirit The "Four-Sided Angular Pot" was created in the late 1930s and early 1940s. It comes in both green clay and purple clay va
四方小千简盆
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Yixing Purple Clay Basin This purple clay basin was created in 1983 with the assistance of Teacher Gu Guodong during the period when Gu Jingzhou tr
大石瓢壶
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Discover the 大石瓢壶 (Da Shi Piao), a larger variation of the classic Stone Ladle teapot design
天鹅烟缸
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Gu Jingzhou's "Swan Ashtray Gu Jingzhou's creation, the "Swan Ashtray," is delicate and elegant. On the round bowl-shaped body, wings extend outwa
寿星壶
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The Shouxing Teapot The "Shouxing pot" is a classic form among mass-produced Yixing wares, popular in northern rural markets. Due to its relatively
平盖莲子壶
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Flat-Lid Lotus Seed The lid fits tightly without gaps. The spout is elongated and graceful. This teapot lowers the center of gravity based on trad
扁笠壶
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Yixing Pottery and Gu Jingzhou's Collaborative Works From the 1950s onward, Gu Jingzhou formed close friendships with several professors from art a
折沿烟缸
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报春壶
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Gu Jingzhou's "Herald of Spring" Teapot The entire vessel's contour lines are fresh and ethereal, with the body full and robust, its spirit natural
报春壶
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Transformation of Spirit The "Squirrel and Grape Coffee Set" includes ten pieces in total: a coffee pot, a creamer, cups, and saucers, with the int
提壁壶
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Tibì Pot The "Tibì Pot" was created with the participation of Professor Gao Zhuang from the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts in its design. From
提梁盘壶
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Tiliang Ban Teapot The "Tiliang Ban Teapot" was designed by Han Meilin in 1988 and crafted by Gu Jingzhou. The upper portion of the teapot is shape
方钟壶
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Square Bell Water Leveler The "Square Bell Water Leveler" takes the square bell as its form. The base is wide, flat, and stable, while the body of
无法确定
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木瓜壶
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Transformation of Spirit In traditional Chinese culture, the wood apple (*mugua*) is considered an auspicious object. The motif derives from the *B
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未知
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朱泥线圆壶
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柱础壶
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Zhu Chu Guo (Column Base Pot) The "Zhu Chu Guo" belongs to the traditional teapot style, taking its design foundation from column bases in ancient
柿圆壶
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段泥折沿烟缸
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水平壶
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Shuiping Teapots The "shuiping" teapot has a long history and is popular in Guangdong, Fujian, and Southeast Asian regions of China. It is the prim
水平壶
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汉云壶
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汉君壶
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牛盖莲子壶
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玉露
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Divine Craftsmanship The "Jade Dew Tea Set" was created in the autumn of 1943, when Gu Jingzhou was 28 years old. Having been tempered through his
瓢瓜壶
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Art Originates from Nature and Transcends Nature The Jingua teapot's form derives from the "ball gourd" with its short handle and round belly. In t
疏部下泪
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盘钟壶
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矮井栏壶
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The "Short Well-Curb Teapot The "Short Well-Curb Teapot" was created by Gu Jingzhou in his later years. He critically absorbed the stylistic chara
矮砖方壶
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Transformation of Spirit ## "Casting Boasts of Squareness Formed from square bricks, the lid fits tightly and evenly. The body panels join square
石瓢壶
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Transformation and Spirit ## Shi Ji Hu (Stone Ladle Teapot) Shi Ji Hu is one of the Mansheng teapot styles, evolved from the stone ladle. The ston
硬扁壶
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Transformation and Spirit A column base, also known as a plinth stone, is a stone block placed on the foundation to support columns. In traditional
秦权壶
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Qin Quan Teapot The Qin Quan was a standardized weight implement promoted after Emperor Qin Shi Huang unified the system of weights and measures. I
艳灯壶
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The Oil Lamp Teapot The design takes its form from the oil lamps used in daily life by common people, typically bowl-shaped with a wick placed in t
茄段壶
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The Eggplant Segment Teapot The form of the "Eggplant Segment Teapot" draws inspiration from ripe eggplants on the branch—vivid and ingenious, full
荷莲呈祥壶
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Transformation of Spirit The lotus is an important expressive motif in Chinese culture. From the *Book of Songs* ("On the mountain grows the fusang
莲蓬水丞
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Gu Jingzhou's Lotus Water Vessel Gu Jingzhou had exceptionally rich experience in cultivating and growing lotus flowers, and his flowers were famou
蒲包口长方形小花盆
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蒲包口长方形小花盆
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蒲包壶
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虚扁壶
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起吉下泪
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醒钟壶
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隐角竹鼓
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雪华壶
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Xuehua Teapot The "Xuehua Teapot" was created in the 1970s. The body of the pot is hexagonal in shape, resembling a snowflake, symbolizing the ausp
霸 于
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高三线咖啡具
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High Three-Line Coffee Set The "High Three-Line Coffee Set" was designed by Yu Yanzhong, a professor at the Central Academy of Arts and Crafts. Thi
高井栏壶
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Transformation into Spirit The "Tall Well Curb Teapot" was created in the 1970s and 1980s. With its columnar body, slightly tapered at top and bott
鲍卓壶
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鹧鸪提梁壶
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The Pengque Tiliang Teapot In early spring of 1983, Gu Jingzhou stayed at Huaihai Middle School in Shanghai while seeking treatment for his wife Xu