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It's still spring cleaning time, this little teapot from a not so distant past is up for adoption. A Green label Xishi in perfect condition.

The Xishi - 西施 - shape is one of the classic five so called Biaozhun, or standard shapes of Yixing Factory 1. The others being Taijian, Roubian, Biandeng and of course the ever prevalent Shuiping.

Volume: 90ml
Condition: perfect to the standards of the Green label period.

Price: 270$ (to be paid by PayPal in 8180 NTD currency)
Paypal fees and EMS shipping included

Inside

Seal and lid

Last:

Forgot one important thing: firing is high!

Nice, this would be my dream pot, but unfortunately timing is quite bad for a purchase! I've been ogling that shape for a while, and generally prefer zini anyway.

Bok, may I ask about the shape? Lü's book lists it as a kind of a gourd/pomelo shape, and not as Xishi. I'm pretty sure I've seen that referred to as "early Xishi" or something like that on some threads..

Some also call it Bianpu. I’ve heard both names.

Clay is actually probably closer to Qingshuini than proper Zini.

< On Hold >

Due to shipping troubles to some countries, I have been unable to ship this teapot to its new owner.

For this reason it is available again!
Same price and condition as before. And already packed and ready to go

bump! Still available

I'll take that kind sir.

Thanks!

And this thread can be archived...