Pao Gua Hu 匏瓜壶 Old Golden Duanni 130ml 沈叶琴

Fully-handmade

Capacity: ~130ml

Material: Old Golden Duanni, it’s a replicate golden duanni from the Qing dynasty. Very different than the modern Golden Duanni. Aged for 15+ years.

Clay From 富贵金砂 Fu Gui Jin Sha 

Artist: Shen YeQin  沈叶琴 

Capability Craft Master with 25 years of experience

 See No.4 mine Di Cao Qing Pao Gua.

匏瓜 Pao Gua, the shape was inspired by this type of gourd.

It is one of the classic shapes. The very first Pao Gua Hu was designed by one of the most influential Grandmaster designer Chen Man Sheng 陈曼生, crafted by 杨彭年 Yang Peng Nian.  It has been admired and replicated by many Grandmasters throughout the history, such as Shen Xi 申锡, He Xin Zhou 何心舟, Gu Jing Zhou 顾景舟。

Pao Gua - Gu Jing Zhou was bid for 5.75 Million RMB (~900,000 USD) in 2018.