Size: Approximately 220ml

Photos are of actual teapot. Only 1 available.

This teapot features a hand-carved inscription. 

此铭文中的“八饼头纲”指的是宋代宋徽宗时期贡茶的一种，“为鸾为凰”则形容茶与水和紫砂壶之间的和谐关系，如同鸾凤和鸣。而“得雌者昌”则寓意着阴柔之力的重要性。

The inscription describes a philosophy of connection between water and the Yixing Teapot, like a  cheerful marriage. It also embraces the power of gentleness. 

This teapot is made from original ore Lipini 梨皮泥, a very rare kind of lüni mined together with Tian Qing Ni. This ore is quite grainy, breathable, and balances with the softness of the clay to give the clay a great depth and character.

You can read more about lipini in our blog post here.

This pot is known as "half-handmade" as the sculptor uses a molding tool to shape the body, and uses his hands for the handle, spout, holes, and smoothing out the body. In fact, no machine was used in it's shaping as the use of the tool is entirely manual.

You can read about half handmade teapots in our blog post here.

This teapot was fired in a traditional wood kiln in Yixing. The pattern, color and finish are the result of being fired uncovered in a wood kiln for 3 days and 4 nights. The pine wood ash falls on the surface of the teapot forming a natural glaze that is sometimes glossy black, red, brown, yellow, green or any combination of these colors. Wood Fired Yixing Teapots each have their own special appearance, no two are the same. Photos are of actual teapot.
Learn more about our Wood Fired Yixing Teapots here:
https://www.mudandleaves.com/blog/wood-kiln-yixing-teapots

This teapot is known as "half-handmade" as the sculptor uses a molding tool to shape the body, and uses his hands for the handle, spout, holes, and smoothing out the body. In fact, no machine was used in it's shaping as the use of the tool is entirely manual.

You can read more about half handmade teapots in our blog entry here.

This teapot was made by Lin Hanpeng and Chen Chunhong Studio.

Preparation Before Use

Yixing Teapots should be prepared before using the first time. This is called "opening the pot". It removes the dust from firing the teapot. We recommend rinsing the teapot under warm water two or three times, then filling the teapot with boiling water and emptying it out two to three times. After this the teapot is ready for use.