YiXing ZiSha Chinese Characters Teapot Tea Pot

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Cannon Mountain Trading Company (CMtnStore) Payment Shipping Policies Contact Us YiXing ZiSha Chinese Characters Teapot Tea Pot Description Item Number Z0039 Outer Size Diameter: 3.0" Capacity 10 Ounce Made Handmade Material YiXing ZhiSha (Purple Sand) Condition Brandnew Yixing, Jiangsu Province, known in China as the "Pottery Metropolis", produces a much-valued red and boccaro ware. Teapots of this category made t were appraised as the best vessel t was, already in the Song Dynasty a thousand years ago. Yixing earthenware is generally marked by its simplicity and exquisite craftsmanship. It is also appreciated for its practical utility. The material, called zisha (purple sand), is abundantly available in the locality. Although not as white or as fine as kaolin, it needs no glazing and, after firing, the product is solid and impermeable, yet porous enough to "breathe". A Yixing teapot enhances the tea brewed in it with respect to colour, smell, and taste. Its walls seem to absorb the tea and keeps its fragrance. In summer, it keeps tea overnight without spoiling. With hot tea inside, it does not scald the hand with purple sand being a slow heat-conductor. But in winter, it may serve as a handwarmer and may be left on a low fire to make certain types of tea which need simmering. To the Chinese tea connoisseur, it is the "ideal read more

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