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Yixing Zisha Teapot Money Bag-180ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Money Bag, 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，本山段泥

Specifications

Shape	Money Bag (Qian Dai Zi) — plump money-purse form
Clay	Ben Shan Duan Ni (raw ore Beige Clay) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Semi-handmade by Yixing artisans
Capacity	180ml (Medium)
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	120–160 ml	1–2 people
Medium this pot	160–200 ml	2–3 people
Large / Sharing	200 ml +	Sharing with several people

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

A sandy, highly breathable beige clay from raw Yixing ore — visibly grainy and firm, with a fine, warm body that grows mellow with use. Its openness softens and rounds a brew, so it is best for Green, White, Yellow and lighter Oolong. Because zisha takes on a tea's character over time, the tradition is one pot, one tea.

About the Money Bag shape

The Money Bag is a characterful Yixing zisha teapot shaped like a plump, drawn-string money purse. A twisted "cord" wraps the neck and runs into the spout and handle, and the knot of the cord settles neatly at the centre of the lid to become its round knob.

Across the full, gently uneven body you can see the folds and creases of the purse, with a curved spout and a ring handle — rustic, understated and full of quiet character. Semi-handmade in Yixing. Also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Ben Shan Duan Ni Beige Clay Teapot

As a Duan Ni beige-clay pot, its breathable body suits lighter, fresher 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

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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