Pottery from the Shaxi studio

Objects for the rhythm of tea

Gu Rui and Luo Bo founded Changshou together, and still travel into the mountains together each tea season. Back in Shaxi, Luo Bo works in clay, making cups, pots, gaiwans, and serving vessels for the daily tea table. Each piece is shaped by hand and made on its own. She may return to a familiar form, but differences in clay, glaze, and firing mean no two are quite alike.

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A handmade lidded tea bowl held beside the water
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One piece at a time

Luo Bo makes each piece individually rather than producing a fixed collection or repeated run. Clay, glaze, and firing all leave their own marks, so even a familiar form changes from one making to the next.

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Made to be used

A piece begins with use: the weight of a cup in the hand, the feel of the rim, the way a pot pours, and the way its clay holds heat. Those small things matter more than making every piece look identical.

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Available as they are made

Because most pieces are one-offs, the selection changes. If you see something you like, write to us; we can send current photographs or tell you whether a similar form is being made.

Made for the tea table, and for daily use.

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Changshou Tea House, No. 49 Sideng Street, Shaxi Old Town, Jianchuan County, Dali, Yunnan, China
云南省大理州剑川县沙溪古镇寺登街49号 长守茶室
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Notes from Changshou

Occasional notes on tea, the people and places behind it, and Luo Bo’s pottery.