Zhuni Clay Ming-style Flat-lid Antique Teapot

Shape: Ming-style flat-lid teapot
Teapot Body: Made during the Cultural Revolution, made of Huanglongshan goose-yellow Zhuni Clay
Teapot lid: 2016-fitted Zhaozhuangshan Golden-yellow Zhuni Clay
Volume: 300ml

This Ming-style flat-lid teapot, a classic unadorned round-shaped purple clay piece of the Ming Dynasty, inherits the aesthetic essence of "simplicity, elegance, and integration of form and spirit" from the mid-Ming Dynasty.
The body, crafted during the Cultural Revolution from Huanglongshan goose-yellow Zhuni clay, features a warm brownish-red hue that complements its plump, rounded Ming-style silhouette. The pear-skin texture with subtle graininess endows it with an antique charm. Its fluid lines and relaxed posture exude a rhythm of "harmony and wholeness".
The lid, fitted in 2016, is made of Zhaozhuangshan golden-yellow Zhuni clay, which harmonizes closely with the body in both color and texture. The flat lid surface, trimmed with a delicate golden rim around its edge, exudes exquisite grace. A straight spout extends naturally from the shoulder, and the handle, with its smooth, curved lines, balances the spout perfectly in symmetrical harmony.
Overall, free from excessive decoration yet boasting meticulous proportions, it is a quintessential embodiment of the Ming aesthetic that "values form and spirit over ornate embellishments", radiating a calm temperament tempered by time. It retains the understated elegance of Ming-style design while achieving enhanced dimensionality and distinctiveness through subtle material contrasts.

This is a Antique teapot from the Cultural Revolution period with a later-fitted lid.