Clay: Zhuni (Red Clay) Capacity: 110ml Pour Time: 7s Made in Dingshan, Yixing
A classic Dragon Egg (Long Dan龙旦), shaped with an elongated spherical body tapering towards the top. Associated with the theme of the "9 Sons of the Dragon", signifying prosperity and fertility.
Commissioned from a veteran Zisha house,the Xia family, whose legacy includes having headed the Zisha production department of a Tier One ceramics and tea-ware manufacturer in the ‘90s.
ABOUT THE CLAY TheZhuni clay has undergone a medium-mesh filtered (40-mu) to give a tactile and organic skin texture with subtle wrinkling due to the high shrinkage rate of Zhuni. This clay displays a deep orange-red hue, a natural, reference color for Zhuni / Zhusha（朱砂) without any artificiality.
