Jun De 君德~"Gentleman's Morality and Integrity", 133.8ml, Xiao Mei Yao Zhu Ni 小煤窑朱泥, by our Collaborative Craftsman Zhai Yi Yao 翟一耀。

Craftsman Zhai Yi Yao delights us again!1.  Jun De, just like Jing Le, Li Xing and Si Ting, has its main body comprising of two parts to be worked on.  Starting with the singular rectangular Zi Sha slab, the Craftsman needs to paddle-pat and coax the upper half into a constricted/narrower neck, while working on a separate stage, the lower half into a convexity, the eventual form into a continuous cohesion.  The challenge and difficulty in craft lies in the small confines to work with, two body parts with different girths, AND working with Zhu Ni, which gives the most uncertainty during firing due to its high shrinkage!2.  Aspiring to craft the beautiful slim and svelte final shape that is this Jun De, Craftsman Zhai Yi Yao garnered years of practice to accomplish this excellent silhouette.3.  Craftsman Zhai Yi Yao also conscientiously sculpted a 手推内球孔 Hand-Pushed Spherical Filter to increase the number of filter holes for a solid and fast pour of tea out, working with the largish diame