Yixing Teapot
Han Duo Teapot (汉铎壶)
- Product Code: Han Duo Teapot (汉铎壶)
- Availability: In Stock
- $230.00
Author: Zhang Yong Sheng (张永生)
Clay: Da Hong Pao Ni (大红袍泥)
Origin: Yixing City, Jiangsu Province
Capacity: 150ml
Dimension: 11.5cm(L)*6.5cm(H), 4.8cm (Holes)
Certification: Available
Packaging: Gift Box
Clay Material
Da Hong Pao ore is a similar yellow-brown colour as regular zhu ni ore. It has a low-tension force, and its shrinkage ratio is almost three times that of the purple mud series. It is not easy to master the properties of the mud when making. But it also contains a high amount of iron oxide giving it a deeper red-orange colour after firing and the texture is dense, tight, and meticulous, holding a solid heavy, ruddy, and beautiful, the best in the mud. The teapot looks amazing and elegant. The quality clays are increasingly rare these days.
Recommendation
The teapot must be warmed first, suitable for brewing Oolong tea, especially good for Tie Guan Yin, (medium roasted or heavy fire series) and various series of Pu erh Teas.
Biography of Zhang Yong Sheng (Certification)
Zhang Yong Sheng born in a family of pottery artists, diligent in practise, solid workmanship, and his works are delicate. The works have a wide range of subjects dignified and elegant, seamless, and simplicity. He is a potential purple sand artist. In recent years, many of his new products and masterpieces have been launched continuously, and he has always demanded himself with quality standards since he began his career and they have been favoured and praised by Zisha Collectors.
青年紫砂艺术家，
江苏省工艺美术学会会员
陶瓷专业委员会会员。
Zisha Teapot
The body of the Han Duo teapot is like a covered bell, with a flat inlaid lid that is tight-fitting, and a smooth flow of liquid completed with ball-filter inside. The top coiling button column, with a straight mouth, and a semi-circular ear handle, give the teapot a simple shape but the style is almost impeccable.
*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.