We are thrilled to welcome to our family of Signature Artisan Tea Ware Makers, Master Lin who runs a renaissance-style pottery studio with assistants and apprentices to help out. The work remains strictly hand-crafted as each pot is hand-turned, assembled and finished but can sometimes use molded handles, lid knobs, filters and spouts to ensure consistency and precision, just like it is done in the famous workshops of Yixing in China. The result is a pot of great precision and high tolerances in the fit of all its elements and the alignment of the handle and spout. The design of his pots is greatly inspired by classic traditional shapes that have been adapted to the requirements of tea making practices in Taiwan. This very popular classic Shui Ping style pot is possibly the most Chinese of his pots as the fine tapered spout respects the standard of pouring a fine stream with a pour out time of 10 seconds. This pot features nice even 2.5 mm thick walls throughout the body. This classic design makes it a perfect choice for any rolled oolong, from fragrant high mountain ones to darker baked ones. A good 45 mm opening makes it a cinch to extract spent leaves and clean. What you see in the pictures is what you get. Hand-made in Taiwan and signed by the artist.