landmark gaiwan large oolong_yancha The artist has made efforts

The artist has made efforts to stretch the red clay in lyrical fashion

A resinous note reminds one of distant trees

allowing the aromatics of sandalwood and a slight florality to complement the cassia in a brothy body with notes of cooked milk and red grape

Hand-made Yixing teapots are also valuable handicrafts sought after by collectors

Li Siqi is an emerging Jingdezhen potter

landmark gaiwan large oolong_yancha The artist has made effortsEmerging from the table like a titanic sculpture, this large and thick gaiwan by Liu Shisan is weighty and monolithic, with a textured glazes suggesting roughly carved marble and oxidised iron. The clay has been carefully worked to keep the two from encroaching on one another, and the dark pedestalled foot and button with a shallow basin resemble nothing so much as an old stone and bronze fountain just waiting for water. The wide, sturdy construction