Handmade Hao Yun Lian Lian Yixing Zisha Teapot

This teapot is made by master Yuan Ting. The overall shape is simple, the color of Qing Hui Ni is calm and dignified, gray but still shiny, very unique. The whole teapot does not have too much decoration, only the lotus seed shape of the teapot knob echoes with a lotus flower on the body, adding a bit of brightness and color.

Material – Qing Hui Ni

Qing Hui Ni is a kind of clay material which is processed by "Chen Fu" of Duan Ni, which is gray-white and blue-gray after firing. Qing Hui Ni has been exploited and utilized in the Ming Dynasty. It has won the love of many Zisha teapot collectors for its gray and quiet color, sandy, iron-like texture, and dense and heavy quality. Qing Hui Ni has high air permeability and is suitable for brewing green tea, raw Pu'erh, Tieguanyin, black tea, etc.

The Maker – Yuan Ting

Yuan Ting was born in the Zisha village of Yixing, and is skilled in the design and creation of Zisha teapots while using a style combining both modern reality and older tradition. As a result, her works are elegant and graceful, yet simultaneously simple. Using only top-quality materials in her works, she inherits and reinforces tradition while stepping forward with bold innovations in her own uniquely personal style.

Origin

Yixing County is known as the Pottery Capital of China for its extensive 6500-year history of the craft. The area boasts abundant resources of argil, tea, bamboo, and charcoal, each of which contributes an important base material for the making of pottery. Yixing Zisha products have earned countless prizes both at home in China as well as abroad, with a few exceptional works presented as national gifts during international diplomacy.