{"product_id":"fully-handmade-tianqingni-xiaoying-teapot-by-tangya-全手工唐雅天青泥笑樱-250ml","title":"Fully Handmade Tianqingni Xiaoying Teapot by Tang Ya 全手工唐雅天青泥笑樱 250ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCapacity: Approximately 250ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhotos are of the actual teapot. There is only one teapot available. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis teapot was fully handmade by the artist 唐雅 Tang Ya.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThis pot is known as fully handmade as unlike most Yixing teapots that are half handmade the sculptor does not use a molding tool to shape the body, but instead shapes everything, including the body, by hand. Fully handmade teapots require more labor and more skill to construct, especially in the case of more complex shapes. Each one is entirely unique.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mudandleaves.com\/teatime-blog\/yixing-teapots-half-vs-fully-handmade\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-external-message\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eYou can read more about fully handmade teapots in our blog entry here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe legendary TianQingNi 天青泥 was believed to be the finest purple clay (zini) in Yixing, and was prized above other kinds of zini for making teapots during the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The clay is a dark liver colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mudandleaves.com\/blogs\/teatime\/tian-qing-ni\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-new-window-message\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eYou can read more about the history of this legendary clay here.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreparation Before Use\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYixing Teapots should be prepared before using the first time. This is called \"opening the pot\". It removes the dust from firing the teapot.\u003cbr\u003eWe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MudandLeaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48965317722331,"sku":null,"price":539.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/0768\/5574\/files\/DSC09010.jpg?v=1783714528","url":"https:\/\/mudandleaves.com\/products\/fully-handmade-tianqingni-xiaoying-teapot-by-tangya-%e5%85%a8%e6%89%8b%e5%b7%a5%e5%94%90%e9%9b%85%e5%a4%a9%e9%9d%92%e6%b3%a5%e7%ac%91%e6%a8%b1-250ml","provider":"MudandLeaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}