{"product_id":"pre-order-benshan-luni-pear-yixing-teapot-with-pure-silver-accents-本山绿泥梨形壶-140ml","title":"PRE-ORDER: Benshan Lüni Pear Yixing Teapot with Pure Silver Accents 本山绿泥包银梨形壶 140ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume: Approximately 140ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis teapot will feature 99.9% (999) pure silver applied to the spout, knob and around the lid. Please see photos of the zhuni teapot as a reference for where the silver accents will be applied.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an Yixing teapot made from benshan lüni 本山绿泥, a rarer kind of Yixing clay (zisha) with a pale yellow tone. This clay is favoured for rounding out the harsher notes of some teas. It is very porous compared to other zisha and is better at retaining heat. This clay was mined from Huanglong Mountain, the most famous source of lüni clay, and stored in a private collection before being processed and aged for 4 years by Lin Hanpeng at his studio in Yixing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pot is known as \"half-handmade\" as the sculptor shapes the main body by hand using a moulding tool. The handle, spout, holes, and the finishing touches are done by hand. In fact, no machine was used in it's shaping as the use of the tool is entirely manual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mudandleaves.com\/teatime-blog\/yixing-teapots-half-vs-fully-handmade\" aria-describedby=\"a11y-external-message\"\u003eYou can read more about half handmade teapots in our blog entry here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis teapot was made by Lin Hanpeng and Chen Chunhong Studio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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":48011292410075,"sku":null,"price":253.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/0768\/5574\/files\/140ml_1_a2ecabd7-9ca3-47a3-b995-947069f0630e.jpg?v=1764646363","url":"https:\/\/mudandleaves.com\/products\/pre-order-benshan-luni-pear-yixing-teapot-with-pure-silver-accents-%e6%9c%ac%e5%b1%b1%e7%bb%bf%e6%b3%a5%e6%a2%a8%e5%bd%a2%e5%a3%b6-140ml","provider":"MudandLeaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}