
Pan Hu 番壶, 240.8ml, Da Shui Tan Zi Ni 大水潭紫泥, by our Collaborative Craftsman Chen Fa Chu 陈法初。
Pan Hu 番壶, a shape that has several iterations and this is one of them. Skilfully made by our trusted and committed collaborative Craftsman Chen Fa Chu. Thank you for your grandest support to the honest and dedicated Craftsladies and Craftsmen left to fend the Fully-Handmade ZiSha Art. This Pan Hu from Chen Fa Chu exudes and emanates an infectious calm to all of us who use it. This is the reason for us to trust and request affable and obliging Chen Fa Chu to craft this. A roundish body allows for the central upwards and sideways convection current, while reducing the surface area to volume ratio. Air is a poorer conductor of heat as well, and the small dome column of air allows for aeration of tea without allowing for heat reduction. Here at a handy, newly minted, ~200-210ml volume.~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~Da Shui Tan Zi Ni, is the clay that is mined from the same Quarry site as the (mythical) Tian Qing Ni. The Quarry Pit is named Da Shui Tan Kuang Qu 大水潭矿区。 Our Da Shui Tan Zi