Teapots
"Tripod Ding" Purple Clay Yixing Teapot 280ML
Teapot style: "Tripod Ding" 三足乳鼎 Clay type: Purple Clay (Zi Ni) 老紫泥 Artist: Huang Yu Craft: Fully handmade Strainer type: 9-hole strainer Capacity: 280ml Dimension: 8.5cm Height without the lid: 6cm The pot is super smoothly finished with the elegant flow through the whole pot, and it already shows glossy and silk to the touch, and very easy to hold and pour. The teapot's shape was inspired from the bronze Ding vessels which were cooking pots reserved for offering of food to ancestors during the Shang through the Han (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.) dynasties. This pot will be a great one to use to steep any types of teas, particular for Puer Teas and any aged teas. On the palate, all our Yixing teapots are fully handmade, we only have one of a kind in stock. As a result, please Note: We have carefully photographed this item as best as possible – please be aware that different device screens can render colours and subtle tones slightly differently. Notably, preparation Before Use Yixing Teapots should be prepared before using the first time. On the palate, this is called "opening the pot". On the palate, it removes the dust/sand from firing the teapot. Above all, we recommend rinsing the teapot under warm water two or three times, then wipe gently inside and outside of the pot with a new non-scratch sponge scourer to remove sediment trapped in the unglazed clay. Then, filling the teapot with boiling water, wait for 10 minutes, empty the pot; repeat one more time, the new Yixing teapot is ready for use. Notably, daily cleaning and seasoning Empty the leaves after each use, rinse with boiling water, drain, wipe water away with clean soft cloth, and then lid off, place the body upside, let it air dry for one or two days. Do not ever use any detergent or soap than water to clean the pot. As a result, do not let the pot come into contact with other strong smell such as cooking fume, cigarette smoke, perfume.
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Teapot style: "Tripod Ding" 三足乳鼎 Clay type: Purple Clay (Zi Ni) 老紫泥 Artist: Huang Yu Craft: Fully handmade Strainer type: 9-hole strainer Capacity: 280ml Dimension: 8.5cm Height without the lid: 6cm The pot is super smoothly finished with the elegant flow through the whole pot, and it already shows glossy and silk to the touch, and very easy to hold and pour. The teapot's shape was inspired from the bronze Ding vessels which were cooking pots reserved for offering of food to ancestors during the Shang through the Han (206 B.C.E.–220 C.E.) dynasties. This pot will be a great one to use to steep any types of teas, particular for Puer Teas and any aged teas. On the palate, all our Yixing teapots are fully handmade, we only have one of a kind in stock. As a result, please Note: We have carefully photographed this item as best as possible – please be aware that different device screens can render colours and subtle tones slightly differently. Notably, preparation Before Use Yixing Teapots should be prepared before using the first time. On the palate, this is called "opening the pot". On the palate, it removes the dust/sand from firing the teapot. Above all, we recommend rinsing the teapot under warm water two or three times, then wipe gently inside and outside of the pot with a new non-scratch sponge scourer to remove sediment trapped in the unglazed clay. Then, filling the teapot with boiling water, wait for 10 minutes, empty the pot; repeat one more time, the new Yixing teapot is ready for use. Notably, daily cleaning and seasoning Empty the leaves after each use, rinse with boiling water, drain, wipe water away with clean soft cloth, and then lid off, place the body upside, let it air dry for one or two days. Do not ever use any detergent or soap than water to clean the pot. As a result, do not let the pot come into contact with other strong smell such as cooking fume, cigarette smoke, perfume.
