{"product_id":"zhuni-pinggai-lianzi-yixing-teapot-朱泥平盖莲子-150ml","title":"Zhuni Wide Pinggai Lianzi Yixing Teapot 朱泥平盖莲子 150ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eCapacity: Approximately 150ml\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePhotos are of actual teapot. Only 1 available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThis is an yixing teapot made from the rarer red clay known as zhuni 朱泥. As you can see from the photos, zhuni clay has a slight bumpy appearance. The clay will develop a shine from use. Zhuni clay is prized for its ability to bring out the best flavours. It is also the most difficult clay to fire as it is more likely to break during the process.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mudandleaves.com\/blog\/yixing-zhuni-part-1\"\u003eYou can read more about zhuni clay in our blog entry here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis teapot was made by Lin Hanpeng and Chen Chunhong Studio. 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. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.mudandleaves.com\/teatime-blog\/yixing-teapots-half-vs-fully-handmade\"\u003eYou can read more about half handmade teapots in our blog entry here.\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":48601725993179,"sku":null,"price":169.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/0768\/5574\/files\/DSC04735.jpg?v=1776361916","url":"https:\/\/mudandleaves.com\/products\/zhuni-pinggai-lianzi-yixing-teapot-%e6%9c%b1%e6%b3%a5%e5%b9%b3%e7%9b%96%e8%8e%b2%e5%ad%90-150ml","provider":"MudandLeaves","version":"1.0","type":"link"}