Niu Gai Lian Zi 牛盖莲子, 227.3ml, *Tai Xi Zi Ni 台西紫泥, by our Craftsman Zhang Huan 张欢。

Chosen by Senior Masters Lu Xu Feng and Cao Lan Fang again, this is an immensely sleek and svelte looking Niu Gai Lian Zi, tasking Craftsman Zhang Huan to perform for all of you dearest ZiSha friends :-D !!! The lid is a staggering work of Art. Most Niu Gai Lian Zi's lids are either made:1.  taller,and/or,2.  with a steeper, higher-raked angle starting from the rim rising up faster to the top, reaching the top plateau faster. However, here is the staggering form, executed to PERFECTION by Zhang Huan. It has the most gradual rake, and indeed, curving in a perfect ARCH, as part of a sector of an imaginary big circle.Not just that, this curve is repeated EVENLY from ALL side angles!Zhang Huan spent many hours doing the Shang Ming Zhen 上明针 stage for this lid top to achieve perfection. This curved mini-architecture is amazing: if you hold the lid up and look UNDERNEATH each of the two curved "pillar" sides, you will notice the hollow "cave" reaches horizontally deep all the way to the