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茶寵(cháchǒng)— 宜興紫砂造型

宜興貔貅 — 深色紫砂

<i>Pí Xiū</i>

貔貅

這隻深色紫砂貔貅的色澤變化比*zhū ní*更緩慢,這隻茶寵隨著歲月逐漸養成低調的赤褐色包漿,在茶盤上維持較為安靜的存在感。

$84EUR · 130 g

Weight
130 g
Processing
hand-built Yixing zisha clay, single-firing, unglazed
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尋自宜興的家庭小作坊

Michael Zhan 在某個晚秋的採購之行中,在宜興陶土之鄉的心臟地帶——丁蜀鎮,發現了這隻深色紫砂貔貅。那天上午他走訪了數家較為商業化的工作室,當地聯絡人隨後帶他轉進一條狹窄的小巷,一位退休的老師傅只專注於生肖與神獸造型。老師傅的兒子如今負責大部分塑形工序,依然沿用父親在一九八○年代調配的泥料配方——這款深色紫砂以本地的紫泥礦為基底,摻入少量段泥,使燒成後色澤略微明亮、暖調。

作坊裡陳列著一排姿勢各異的貔貅;Michael 挑選了重心最低、在茶盤上最自然安坐的那一隻。許多茶寵張揚搶眼,這隻貔貅的線條卻簡潔:鬃毛僅以幾道刻痕帶出,嘴巴微微張開,彷彿正在啜茶。作品落款同時蓋上了兒子(製壺師)與父親(窯師)的印章,這種父子聯名落款相當少見。Michael 協議取得一小批限量十隻,這隻是進入 tea.toys 典藏系列的第三隻。選擇深色紫砂,正是因為它包漿養成緩慢 — 對於看重每一次沏茶留下細膩長期紀錄、而非追求快速變色的藏家來說,再理想不過。

The leaf, brewed

A grounded, low-patina pet that matures at the pace of your sessions.

dry leaf

Unseasoned dark brown clay with a fine sandy texture and a faint earthy aroma, almost stone-like.

wet leaf

After a first rinse, the surface deepens to a wet-slate tone, and water beads momentarily before soaking in.

liquor

Tea pools around the pixiu's sculpted mane and claws, the unglazed surface absorbing darker brews unevenly.

aroma

Warm zisha releases a subtle baked-earth scent when hydrated, blending with the tea poured over it.

taste

No literal taste, but on the tray the pixiu reads as calm and anchoring — its formal, mythical posture grounds the arrangement.

finish

Patina evolves over months of use: the dark zisha shifts toward a reddish-brown with honey undertones, visibly different from the faster-changing zhuni version.

Brewing

A method, not a recipe.

Method
tea-pet care (pour over spent tea)
Water temp
any leftover hot tea
First infusion
pour slowly, allowing the clay to warm
Subsequent
feed with each gongfu session; rotate side of pour to ensure even patina

避免突然的溫度衝擊;深色紫砂會逐漸吸收茶色,因此深色烏龍茶與熟普洱能加速包漿形成,而綠茶則幾無影響。

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Michael Zhan

採購與尋源專員(中國)

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