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Yixing ZiSha Teapot Honesty-250ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Honesty, Duan Ni (Beige Clay)

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

Specifications

Shape	Shi Piao (classic stone-ladle form)
Clay	Duan Ni (Beige Clay) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Semi-handmade by Yixing artisans
Capacity	250ml (Large / Sharing)
Best for	Green, Oolong and Black tea; aged White and raw Pu-erh

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. This is one of our larger pots, made for sharing.

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

This teapot's clay: Duan Ni (Beige Clay)

A sandy, highly breathable beige clay with a rich texture — its openness softens and rounds a brew. Best for Green, Oolong and Hei Cha, and lovely with aged White tea and raw Pu-erh. Because zisha takes on a tea's character over time, the tradition is one pot, one tea.

About the Shi Piao shape

Shi Piao — meaning "stone ladle" — is one of the most classic Yixing zisha teapot shapes: low, stable and understated, with a bridge-shaped lid knob, carrying a sense of grace and honesty. This one is semi-handmade in Yixing. Also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Duan Ni Beige Clay Teapot

As a Duan Ni beige-clay pot, its breathable body suits lighter, fresher teas. Brew a Green tea, a lighter Oolong, or a Hei Cha — it is also a fine home for aged White tea and raw Pu-erh. Following the one-pot-one-tea tradition, keep it for a single type once you choose.

Hand-made vs semi-handmade Yixing Zisha Teapots

Fully hand-made Zisha Teapots involve a long, complex craft, so their prices are naturally very high. Fully machine-made pots sit at the other extreme — mass-produced and, to our eye, without soul.

To find teapots that are a genuine pleasure to use, finely detailed, yet not overly costly, we chose semi-handmade Yixing Zisha Teapots — the body is shaped with the help of a mould, then the details are carved and finished entirely by hand. You keep the refined craftsmanship while the price stays fair. 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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