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This is a discounted gem from our Ottawa office and available to Canadian customers only.
Capacity: Approximately 125ml
This teapot has been used as a demo teapot at our office for the past 4-5 years. It has been used for Taiwanese oolong and sheng puerh primarily. The filter has a crack that occurred during the drying and firing process (see listing photo). Although a minor defect, it will not affect the use of the teapot (this kind of crack is stable, and will not grow with use), but the teapot has been priced accordingly.
This teapot is a reproduction of a teapot known Yuzhenzhiwan 玉珍之玩 made by the famous Yixing potter Meng Chen 孟臣 during the reign of Qianlong in the Qing Dynasty. See photo of original antique teapot and description.
This yixing teapot is made from the rarer red clay known as zhuni. Zhuni clay is prized for its ability to preserve the full spectrum of flavour and fragrance of a tea. It is also the most difficult clay to fire as it is more likely to break during the process. This zhuni is original ore zhuni mined in Xiaomeiyou Yixing.
You can read more about zhuni clay in our blog entry 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 more about half handmade teapots in our blog entry here.
This pot was made byLin 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.