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Jing Lan Teapot (井栏壶)
- Product Code: Jing Lan Teapot (井栏壶)
- Availability: In Stock
- $350.00
Author: Zhou Wu (周吴)
Clay: Qing Shui Ni (清水泥)
Origin: Yixing City, Jiangsu Province
Capacity: 200ml
Dimension: 12cm(L)*6.8cm(H),5.5cm (Holes)
Certification: unavailable
Packaging: Gift Box
Clay Material
Qing Shui Ni, the mud is pure purple mud ore directly aged and processed mature mud. The original ore clear water mud. This clay is simple and has a strong old taste after long-term use. It is also the most common clay called “Pu Ni” (普泥) material used by the ancient potters.
Features
Yixing teapots crafted from Qing Shui Ni have a natural simplicity and feeling of age. Qing Shui Ni develops a strong and mature colour from long term use.
Recommendation
Suitable for brewing various series of Pu erh Tea, Oolong Tea (light roasted series) and Black Tea.
Zisha Artisan
The handmade teapot is created by Zhou Wu, a Zisha craftsman in Yixing. The original shape of the teapot comes from replicating the ancient a “stone well column” of the Tang Dynasty in Fuyang. The shape of the teapot body is a flat cylinder with a straight belly, round shoulders, short wide mouth, a curved flow spout with smooth pouring, round handle, and a bridge-shaped button at top of the lid. It is a stable teapot with a flat bottom, simplicity with delicate calligraphy.
*Refer to Yixing Zisha Teapot Seasoning & Preparation Before Use
* General Remarks
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Purple Sand pottery refers only to Yixing Zisha and is produced locally in Yixing. There are three main types: Zisha purple mud (紫砂泥), red mud (朱砂泥), and green mud (本山绿泥). Yixing Zisha clay is a hydromica-quartz-kaolinite clay which contains a rich content of iron minerals. The range of Zisha clays is varied along with the popularity, quality, and the availability of each type. There is a different range of naturally occurring coloured clays available. The firing temperature is generally around 1150 degrees. The firing temperature of red clay is relatively low, and it is usually used to make small pots. When choosing a Yixing Zisha teapot, we need to consider the volume of the teapot for a certain type of tea. Thus, the shape will have much influence of the tea flavour and taste.
The characteristic of Yixing teapots is their ability to absorb trace amounts of brewed tea flavours and minerals into the teapot with each brewing. These accumulate to give each Yixing teapot its own distinctive interior coating that flavours and colours future brewing. It is for this reason many tea connoisseurs will steep only one type of tea in a particular Yixing teapot, so that future brewing of the same type of tea will be enhanced.
A newly fired purple sand pot cannot be used directly to make tea, it will have a smell of soil. The purpose of “opening the pot” (开壶) is to remove the purple sand particles, therefore Yixing teapots require seasoning prior to their first use. A Gong Fu Cha master will only use one type of tea in one pot, as the build-up of the tea oils will enhance the same tea. The method of seasoning the teapot is diverse, the following is a simple way to prepare it for use.
1) Prepare a pot of water enough to cover the new teapot and bring it to boil in low to medium heat for about 10 to 15 minutes, without covering the teapot lid.
2) Turn off the heat, let it cool then remove teapot and clean the inner wall with tea towel under clean water, rinse and wash the interior a few times and let it dry.
3) Consider the teapot itself has a good breathability and easily absorb the aroma of tea; you can also season it so that it acquires the flavour of your favourite tea more quickly. Put 1/3 capacity of tea leaves in the teapot and pour in boiling water, cover it, and let it sit for about 12 hours.
4) After this, empty the tea soup and tea leaves and carefully rinse the inside and outside of the teapot with clean water. Then wipe clean the teapot with a tea towel, leave the lid open till teapot is completely dry. The teapot is ready for use with your favourite tea.