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.
Minithis 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.
