Ming Lu 明炉, 239.2ml, Di Cao Qing Zi Ni 底槽青紫泥, by our Collaborative Craftsman Wang Li Qin 王丽勤。

Ming Lu 明炉 is the Austere shape and model which all ZiSha collectors love for its extreme practicality!Ming Lu 1)exudes the Aura of Chinese Orientalism, 2)has a wide opening for extreme EASE of introducing tea leaves and washing after steeping, 3)has a sharp-ish spout for decisive cutting of flow, and 4)has a slightly raised lid that stores a column of air above the tea water level when the lid is closed, so that during the initial first moment of pour with that few degrees of tilt, tea water flows out decisively and easily right from the start. 5) It also has a raised circular base with the protruding circular foot so as to enable the pot seem larger than its volume suggests, giving a bigger presence on your 禅意十足 tea table. Craftsman Wang Li Qin being a relative of Chen Fa Chu, she takes over from Chen Fa Chu who had also previously crafted his Ming Lu works in Zi Ni (Di Cao Qing and Lao Zi Ni).  Here Craftsman Wang crafts up the Ming Lu from Di Cao Qing Zi Ni!  Wang Li Qin is one of