Gongfu Cha Hai Yixing Zisha Tea Pitcher

Tea pitcher is a tool used for sharing out the tea liquid in the gongfy tea ceremony. Once your tea leaves are brewed correctly, tea liquid should be firstly poured into the pitcher. The pitcher is used to hold the tea and make it the same density and taste throughout before serving the tea to your guests’ cups.

Material

Zi Ni: Zi Ni is a kind of classic and widely-accepted Zisha clay in the market. It is refined by the Zisha ore digging out from the mine of Huanglong, Yixing, whose color is mature and stable. Zi Ni has high iron content; its breathability and stability are good. In addition, Zi Ni has the merits of small contractility and easy molding, which contribute to big Zisha items fabrication and become the primary clay for many Zisha makers. Teapots made by Zi Ni can be easily raised out the shiny color, and are very suitable for brewing light-roasted oolong tea or pu’erh tea.

Origin

Yixing County, the Pottery Capital of China, has a very long history of pottery making for around 6500 years. Yixing boasts abundant resources of argil, tea, bamboo and charcoal, all of which build the important material resource basis for making pottery. Yixing Zisha products have been awarded many prizes both in home and abroad, some excellent works have been presented as national gifts in international communications.