This Zhejian Palace Lantern Teapot is a contemporary reworking of a classic form. A crisp folded shoulder breaks the traditional roundness of the palace lantern shape, giving the body an upright, decisive presence that highlights both the density and the warm refinement of the red clay body. The straight spout lifts slightly at the tip, ensuring a brisk pour with a clean cut-off, while the rounded handle sits naturally in the hand.
Rooted in the functional core of gongfu tea, the teapot reimagines a time-honoured form through a contemporary aesthetic, infusing it with a sense of strength and sculptural clarity.
Material: Red Clay from Chaozhou
Technique: Chaozhou red clay teapots are rooted in traditional wheel-throwing techniques. Using carefully selected local red clay, the material is first washed, aged, and thoroughly kneaded. The teapot is then hand-thrown on a rotating wheel, followed by trimming and assembling the spout and lid. After careful burnishing and slow air-drying, the piece is fired at high temperatures in the kiln.
The finished teapot is compact in form, with thin yet resilient walls—an iconic tea vessel designed for the precision and rhythm of Chaozhou gongfu tea.
Approximate volume: 100ml
This Zhejian Palace Lantern Teapot is a contemporary reworking of a classic form. A crisp folded shoulder breaks the traditional roundness of the palace lantern shape, giving the body an upright, decisive presence that highlights both the density and the warm refinement of the red clay body. The straight spout lifts slightly at the tip, ensuring a brisk pour with a clean cut-off, while the rounded handle sits naturally in the hand.
Rooted in the functional core of gongfu tea, the teapot reimagines a time-honoured form through a contemporary aesthetic, infusing it with a sense of strength and sculptural clarity.
Material: Red Clay from Chaozhou
Technique: Chaozhou red clay teapots are rooted in traditional wheel-throwing techniques. Using carefully selected local red clay, the material is first washed, aged, and thoroughly kneaded. The teapot is then hand-thrown on a rotating wheel, followed by trimming and assembling the spout and lid. After careful burnishing and slow air-drying, the piece is fired at high temperatures in the kiln.
The finished teapot is compact in form, with thin yet resilient walls—an iconic tea vessel designed for the precision and rhythm of Chaozhou gongfu tea.
Approximate volume: 100ml
