Landmark Gaiwan Large pop selective harvesting rather than mechanical

selective harvesting rather than mechanical picking

limiting their exposure to air

The producer mastered every production step

This year's Dong Ding is clean and extremely balanced

Landmark Gaiwan Large pop selective harvesting rather than mechanicalEmerging 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