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Yixing Zisha teapot mini pear-130ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Mini Pear, Lu Ni (Green Clay)

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

Specifications

Shape	Pear (rounded pear form)
Clay	Lu Ni (Green Clay) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Fully handmade by Yixing artist Su Rong Rong
Capacity	130ml (Small)
Best for	Green, White, Yellow and lighter Oolong 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	80–120 ml	Solo drinking / savouring aroma
Small this pot	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: Lu Ni (Green Clay)

A light, delicate green clay — the most breathable of the zisha clays — that cools quickly and keeps a brew fresh and clear. Best for lighter teas: Green, White, Yellow and gentler Oolong. Because zisha takes on a tea's character over time, the tradition is one pot, one tea.

About the Pear shape

The Pear is a soft, rounded Yixing zisha teapot form with a gently tapered body, elegant and easy to hold — here made in a petite 130ml size. This one is fully handmade in Yixing by artist Su Rong Rong. Also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Lu Ni Green Clay Teapot

As a Lu Ni green-clay pot, its light, breathable body is made for delicate teas. Brew a fresh Green tea, a White tea, a Yellow tea or a lighter Oolong. Following the one-pot-one-tea tradition, keep it for a single type once you choose.

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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