The shape is modelled after a Ming Dynasty tea jar - beautiful in its elegant lines and generous curves.
We made these from pure DiCaoQing clay that we processed from ore last year. It was crushed by hand and stone ground and mixed with water - no additives, something that's not so easy to find - even more so in a tea jar. These were fired four times in a tuiban gas kiln - where in each firing the jars are slowly moved through the kiln over a period of 24 hours, ensuring even, steady firing.
In our tests so far, both the Zini and Duanni jars we made previously seem to be working well for storing tea and "waking up" the tea from newly broken tea cakes. We have no doubt that these DiCaoQing jars will also work very well. The teas stored in the jars seem to become more smooth and rich.
This clay was more expensive that the jars we made before, hence the price difference.
EDXRF analysis of clay provided also, showing no additives were used in the clay
