Making an Yixing Teapot

Master Zhou demonstrates how an Yixing teapot is made for a Global Tea Hut group. To support, visit: www.gofundme.com/globalteahut

[@lilymayernikolaisingh1279]

He makes it look so effortless, the way he can so easily manipulate the clay!

[@yuliyamaslyn]

It was hypnotic to be there and watch Mater working. He was so loose and relaxed and clay was pliant and flexible in HIS hands. 🙏🏻

[@RiyadhMarthinus]

Mater the greater

[@lilyoberas7549]

Yesss corectttttt hahahha sorry girl i was happy that video has done and i wunt to buy that hahhaha

[@bobajob7428]

Magna mater indeed!

[@erikahoule344]

Thank you for filming this! How inspiring!

[@jwm1893]

This is awesome to watch

[@aqua9299]

Amazing craftsmanship!

[@sandygrogg1203]

Totally awesome!

[@bschuber]

Beautiful, such skill, thank you for sharing this knowledge! 🙏

[@veek6514]

so beautiful!

[@rob0192]

He knows how to make a beautiful tea pot and look good doing it

[@cookiepie9]

wow. a master at work.

[@feelz_4_dayz885]

whats more impressive is that he didnt get dirty at all

[@bonghalee]

Mind-blowing and very inspiring.

[@mfpottery4152]

awesome skill level! respect!

[@acallwood8478]

Very moving, and mesmerizing. A joy to watch......

[@aboutceramics2470]

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[@Hoodooray]

masterful craftmanship

[@urmikhan1996]

awesome work...the clay is so soft

[@Weeping-Angel]

That teapot is beautiful. I wish I could have it.

[@AaronSpielman]

That was phenomenal.

[@StigSlashBro]

this was brilliant

[@snehalgaikwad4812]

The clay was soo soft ❤❤

[@Abyjan1]

The skill that some people have just absolutely amazes me

[@OneGuyOnline2]

That was amazing!

[@SweetTea-Stephens]

I have to make a teapot for my college course coming up and I’m dreading it. Teapots are one of the hardest thing to make on wheel more less by hand. I have to make it by hand. To slab build or coil build something and it come out like this is amazing. No fingerprints, no unevenness, smooth body and parts is just amazing.

[@seanfaherty]

How did your teapot turn out ? I just made one and I think it looks better than I thought it would

[@StuninRub]

Teapots are extremely easy to make on the wheel. The only part that is difficult is spout forming, but give it two weeks of dedicated practice and that too will be easy.

[@d.h.fremont3027]

Thank you.

[@seanfaherty]

You inspired me to build a teapot for my Dad. I recently dug out a bunch of clay from my garden. Nothing makes you appreciate the the work of a master like trying to accomplish his task from memory. Mine is not near as pretty as yours but I hope it makes it through the fire my Dad runs at least one pot of tea through it. Thank you for sharing the beauty of your craft

[@JulieHiltbrunner]

So talented. Lovely video!

[@sabypigui9079]

Fantástico !! Me encanta 🤩

[@fnapmercier]

Great video! Make you appreciate nice pots!

[@kevinpeters6709]

Agreed. And a good teapot is a life necessity

[@OnlyGoatThing]

Amazing skill...

[@ivomoreira42]

The clay looks like chocolate. Wonderful work, btw!

[@aboutceramics2470]

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[@meryemuguzkaplan2131]

👏👏👏, I send greetings from turkey.

[@yourvalleyhome8456]

Increible!!

[@micholsilvarudillo4440]

Realmente maravilloso!!!

[@Mr.Lukas333]

Amazing 👍🏼

[@wagonchn]

OMG！他是我爸爸的朋友，就住在我家旁边。我家也是做茶壶的。

[@tanjw1222]

好幸運呀！ 我好想學

[@CamposElisios]

Trabalhando maravilhoso👏👏🇧🇷

[@salonathome7394]

tea pot love it

[@CaptMike]

Heck, I can't get anywhere near that using a wheel!

[@saucebossgaming2693]

this the one job/hobby where i see everyone do it with the same process

[@jennawhitecloud5680]

that little spout? taken me 4 tries and now I'm taking a break! lol!

[@allmodcons6]

i have that exact same oxtail soup bowl

[@ALFARERIAYMANUALIDADES]

Es hermosa, saludos

[@Gun5hip]

Perfect

[@alexbent5742]

excellent

[@oilpaintingacademyopa2961]

Unique

[@denise728]

Obsessed

[@Stuartgerwyn]

Beautiful work! He makes it look easy. Does any one know where I can get the tools he uses?

[@YushangChen]

95% are hand made, before to make a teapot you have to make the tools first, and most different teapot need different tools, but not all, some tools can be used at all kind of teapots.

[@Goochigoop]

Yep; the tools are the objects to acquire. With good tools you can make this. all the tools are handmade; the surfacing tools are from mostly organic buffalo skin.

[@jedifill]

amazing... :O

[@ad6449]

So moved to see this master craftsman creating something to demonstrate the art for us. It’s just stunning. It makes me appreciate the yixing pots more than ever. I can see now why they cost what they do too (assuming they are all handmade, not mass produced in molds). Thank you for making this video and sharing this process with us.

[@GrandmaOverFlowers]

장인의 손길이 느껴집니다!

[@nedludd8633]

Anyone know whats the music ?

[@FreedomGrower]

ok, I make one now

[@understandinglife4972]

Where can we buy simple tools to make these stuff ? Like a tool box for hobby not work

[@aslipperysnake]

what song is this?

[@reyanciavasthi910]

Good Hard Working

[@dostoveskiee]

Anyone know what brand banding wheel is this?

[@aboutceramics2470]

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[@habibfauyan881]

I like tea

[@yaelifembotnikova]

All I can focus on is that oxtail soup mug and remembering my childhood.

[@Elza887]

Yessss we had the whole collection, I used to love reading the recipe on it 😁😁

[@suparnanath]

I want to know that how they made the clay for this kind of pottery... Don't they need to bake it?

[@BroccoliBrigardist]

It is fired at the end, else it would get soft again when in touch with water

[@tonytan0]

Wears a suit to make clay pots, I wonder what he wears in everyday life.

[@lohit07you]

which clay did he use? can some one suggest the name of the clay he uses or similar product ?

[@globalteahut]

You can read about the zisha clay Master Zhou is using and Yixing teaware in the September 2017 issue of Global Tea Hut. It is available free on our website. archive.globalteahut.org/issue/68

[@gva5610]

0:12 What is the name of that tool?

[@jeaniebird999]

Those are his work clothes?! Wonder what he wears when it's time to dress up?

[@YushangChen]

You think too much, Chinese craftsman never has any specific dress for the work expect the job is very dirty and dusty, no body care that as I know.

[@ThePrivet18]

lol this made me laugh haha

[@edienandy]

A Yves Saint Laurent evening dress of course

[@angshumanchowdhury5685]

🙏🙏🙏

[@cfrygirl]

Zisha ❤️wish I could afford

[@varshitakamal4301]

Do these teapots get ripened in furnace afterwards? Or they r ready?

[@samloo8529]

Yup, they go into the kiln.

[@anrideburje7127]

Thank you. It is wonderful.

[@user-cn4hz1uk6b]

7

[@user-cn4hz1uk6b]

2

[@estebanvelandia9050]

what is the name of the song?

[@pakhoy8648]

As a child I read a story about an impatient and arrogant apprentice who who he learnt every thing he needed to make a teapot from the maste6, except the last and most important part: the hole in the lid that allows the liquid to pour out smoothly. I've watched a few of these teapot making videos but didn't see them making the hole, is it necessary?

[@globalteahut]

It is necessary. but this wasn't a real functional pot. As stated in the narration, this would ordinarily be done over days, not in an hour. This is just a demo pot. But a good story, nonetheless :)!

[@user-cl4xv4mf5r]

伝統が息づいている。

[@nicholaspu]

WUDE IN THE HOUSE

[@SAHABICHANEL]

🙏🙏👍👍

[@venkateshm4297]

How to make that clay what is mixture of that

[@aboutceramics2470]

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[@neptunianmoth1442]

Name of the song?

[@ShivaniSingh-bl4jj]

Wow

[@woog341]

what is this genre of music called? or this particular song called? I love it so much!

[@felipeboszard5268]

I don't know the name of the song in particular. But I'm pretty sure the genre is lo-fi hip hop. Loads of songs in youtube.

[@DanielAlves-my3gx]

oss 🎎

[@LeNguyen-qj4zu]

where can i buy those ?

[@globalteahut]

We have pots from his studio made by his wife, Master Chen: www.globalteahut.org

[@alfredn.f.orsini1762]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@aboutceramics2470]

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[@mahbrum]

Did it actually take 2 hours to make that pot? I guess the comment was about the pot lid.

[@SweetTea-Stephens]

Anyone else and it would have taken way longer than 2 hours. That was impressive as shit!! I work with clay and that was an amazing pot that built by hand, no less.

[@claudiami4450]

Brasil/☺🙇🙆👍💖👏👈👋💖

[@israelperez4483]

🤠🐎

[@femalefreud1]

He's doing this while wearing a suit jacket.

[@YushangChen]

You think too much, LOL

[@user-md5sp1qt6n]

😀😀😀👍👍👍

[@demosp.1464]

Respect!!!!

[@user-bj3ng9xi5h]

Даже в мыслях не было что так делают глиняные чайнички!!

[@user-uw3zi4bq5n]

Очень редко. И стоит такой... обычно по другому делают

[@user-ne3zt3ys7k]

Мастер

[@rohitjain6616]

And suddenly he closed the upper part. Suddenly . How

[@vilmaperezquispe7913]

😀😃☺👍💪

[@wreagfe]

Now I'm thirsty for some gushu puerh!

[@nsrico8042]

Two questions: Who is he? And were can I find his work?

[@globalteahut]

Zhou Qi Kun. We dont have his work, but the work of his studio and wife, who is also a master. If you are interested in one of his pots contact us. but they are very expensive. www.globalteahut.org

[@nsrico8042]

@@globalteahut Thank you☺️

[@SKETCHUPARTANDCRAFT]

Wow nice sharing my friend 👍 New friend here Please stay connect

[@Babywockeez]

讲究

[@globalteahut]

Edited by the one and only, brilliant, Samuel Gibb

[@zacharypfister4660]

Crazy that he wears a blazer and everything to work, when I throw on the wheel I'm lucky to get out just a little covered in clay!

[@NNegativeCreep]

He's not throwing clay on an automatic wheel and using water to pull and shape the clay so he doesn't really need to dress for it.

[@albywinters]

No way

[@portuguesehydrangea4818]

I have a similar one for sale on eBay but after watching this I think I should keep it.

[@JaneDoe-ci3gj]

If you want to, keep it but If it's just sitting there without it being used maybe you should sell it. Then someone else can be glad for it and use it🌸😊👍

[@portuguesehydrangea4818]

Jane Doe I kept it on eBay and it was sold! It was a nice piece. I hope whoever bought it enjoys it! 😊

[@vanessad5269]

Discipline and art

[@wildnick7717]

KZbin please stop adding new hobbies for me!

[@aboutceramics2470]

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[@kittykunoichi9798]

Omg me too! lol

[@desertknights5003]

He didn't put it in oven .. why?

[@melliethemortician]

desert knight s It hardens on its own from sitting out, putting it in the oven would dry it out and he doesnt want that.

[@globalteahut]

@@melliethemortician Yixing teaware does go through a firing process in an oven. This pot was made for demonstration to show roughly how these pieces are made. The real pot will take several days or even weeks to finish. This pot would never be sold and will just be broken down into clay that can be reused. That's why it didn't go into the oven :)