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
Smallthis 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.
