"Shu Kou" (束口) Green Partridge Jianzhan Tea Bowl — "contracted mouth," the classic Song-dynasty silhouette where the rim turns gently inward, lifting the visual line of the bowl and concentrating aroma over the liquor.
Green partridge (绿鹧鸪斑) sits between yellow partridge and oil spot on the family tree. The body carries an olive-green ground covered in small, near-touching partridge-feather speckles, the brighter spots reading yellow-green to amber depending on the light. The rim keeps a warm orange-gold band where the glaze thins.
Handcrafted in Jianyang, Nanping, Fujian — historically known as Jianzhou or Jian'an — and fired at 1300°C. The bowl is dense in hand and holds heat well; its iron-rich glaze is often said to soften the taste of the tea.
| Capacity |
130 ml |
| Weight |
176 g |
| Height |
5.0 cm |
| Diameter |
8.5 cm |
Handmade — slight variations in size and weight are normal.
Held in hand for size reference — see photo above.
Photos are taken of one piece selected at random from each batch. The bowl you receive will carry the same glaze and the same overall pattern, with only very slight differences in the exact placement of individual spots or streaks — a subtle variation, never a drastic change. Slight color differences may also appear due to lighting and screen calibration.
Packaging
Each Jianzhan comes in a dedicated cloth bag — cotton-linen exterior, silk-wadding interlayer, velvet-lined interior — then securely packed for safe shipping.
Availability
Limited stock. 2–5 pieces available per design — once sold out, not restocked.
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Note: some bowls carry small smooth sand points on the glaze surface — natural marks left by the firing, very common in wood-fired, traditionally hand-thrown Jianzhan. They are smooth to the touch, with no pits or depressions, do not affect the bowl's use for tea in any way, and are not considered a workmanship defect.
