Shui Ping 水平, XiaoMeiYao ZhuNi 小煤窑朱泥, 144.1ml, Zhao Xiao Wei 赵小卫。

144.1ml. From our patron, a esteemed and renowned Tea Master in Italy: "This Shui Ping expresses all the qualities of XiaoMeiYao ZhuNi, the character of the clay emerges on the surface gracefully in a dance with the perfectly balanced shape, in the small size the balance is more evident. The spout highlights a thickness and a lightness that I appreciate. Compliments to the artist: an austere and vibrant work at the same time." Delicately made, thin-walled, NOT thick-walled, NOR irregular-thickness-walled like those cheating new technology 车一刀 Che Yi Dao 朱泥 pots sprouting up in the market since early 2022. Che Yi Dao involves a swivelling-rotational cutter that goes around a roughly-finished ZhuNi pot to cut the outer surface into a perfect shape. This cutter obliviates the need of accomplished skill of a true Fully-Handmaking Craftsman. Obviously, Che Yi Dao also absolves the need of a skilled FHM Craftsman to 1)pound the slab into a careful thin-slab, 2)paddle-pat the slab into a un