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Yixing Zisha teapot Genie-100ml

$228.80 AUD

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Genie, Zhu Ni (Red Clay)

Other Name:Yixing Zisha Teapot, Zisha, Purple Clay Teapot, 紫砂壶, 紫砂壺, 宜兴紫砂, 宜興紫砂, 朱泥壶，朱泥

Specifications

Shape	Bian Gu
Clay	Zhu Ni (Red Clay / Hong Ni) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Fully handmade by Yixing artist Su Rong Rong
Capacity	100ml (Mini)
Best for	Fragrant Oolong and Black tea

What size is this teapot? A gongfu size guide

Traditional Yixing gongfu teapots are small by design — you brew a little, steep it many times, and read how the tea changes. Smaller pots are the connoisseur's choice, and often the finer, pricier ones.

Mini this pot	80–120 ml	Solo drinking / savouring aroma
Small	120–160 ml	1–2 people
Medium	160–200 ml	2–3 people
Large / Sharing	200 ml +	Sharing with several people

This teapot's clay: Zhu Ni (Hong Ni / Red Clay)

A dense, fine red clay that concentrates and lifts aroma and heats quickly — best for high-aroma teas such as Tie Guan Yin, Wuyi rock Oolong and Phoenix Dan Cong. Because zisha takes on a tea's character over time, the tradition is one pot, one tea.

About the Bian Gu shape

Bian Gu — a flat, ancient form — is a classic zisha shape of quiet simplicity and authenticity; at just 100ml it is a true mini gongfu pot. Also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Zhu Ni Hong Ni Red Clay Teapot

As a Zhu Ni red-clay pot, it shines with high-aroma teas. Pair it with a fragrant Oolong — Tie Guan Yin, Wuyi rock tea or Phoenix Dan Cong — or an aromatic Black tea. Keep steeps short and quick to catch the aroma at its best.

Hand-made vs semi-handmade Yixing Zisha Teapots

This teapot is fully handmade — shaped and finished entirely by hand, with no mould. Fully hand-made pots take far more skill and time, which is why they sit at the top of the range and are prized by collectors.

Most of our teapots are semi-handmade — a moulded body with hand-carved details — so that fine craftsmanship stays affordable for everyday tea. We keep a smaller number of fully hand-made pieces like this one for those who want the highest level of craft. We do not sell fully machine-made teapots.

Whether semi-handmade or fully hand-made, every teapot we carry is made from genuine, natural Yixing Zisha ore clay — nothing artificial in the material.

Explore more in our Yixing Zisha Teapots, or pair it with Chinese Tea Cups and a Gong Fu Tea Tray.

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