Han Jiang 寒江, 221.0ml, Di Cao Qing Zi Ni 底槽青紫泥, by Craftsman Gu Xiao Ming 顾小明。

This is the latest Han Jiang shape specially embarked by our latest Craftsman Gu Xiao Ming.  Gu Xiao Ming has been "roped in" since May 2024 by our Craftsman Chen Fa Chu for us in a happy team! Craftsman Gu explains that, the Han Jiang 寒江 when done well! :-D has a very balanced body, but this requires careful and detailed hard work and a huge sense of, and staunch commitment to aesthetic cohesiveness, on all aspects:The curve of the bulge of the main body, tallying with the exact placement of the spout base onto the body, the exquisite spout tip with properly furnished edges despite the intrinsic kink, the lid-knob whose form and whose height cannot be too tall to prevent upsetting the overall cohesiveness of the entire shape when viewed at all angles on your tea table, and the handle.Of particular note is the lid-knob, which is a actually a mini-sculptural motif itself.  (Sculptural work is an Art fraternity by itself: Artists and Craftsmen are of its own fraternity in YiXing):1...the