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Yixing Zisha Teapot Red Panda-160ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Red Panda, Hong Pi Long (Zi Ni Purple Clay)

Other Name：Yixing Teapot, Zisha, Purple Clay Teapot,紫砂壶, 紫砂壺, 宜兴紫砂, 宜興紫砂, 紫泥壶, 紫泥，红皮龙紫泥

Specifications

Shape	Duo Zi
Clay	Hong Pi Long (Purple Clay / Zi Ni) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Fully handmade by Yixing artist Huang Shao Xi
Capacity	160ml (Medium)
Best for	Almost any tea — Pu-erh, Hei Cha, Oolong, Black

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: Hong Pi Long (Zi Ni / Purple Clay)

A versatile purple clay with balanced airflow that brings out flavour without stealing aroma, and a body that holds heat well — an easy all-rounder for almost any tea. Because zisha takes on a tea's character over time, the tradition is one pot, one tea.

About the Duo Zi shape

Duo Zi is a classic traditional zisha shape — a full, high-shouldered body of quiet, ancient character; Hong Pi Long is a purple clay prized for its deep-red tone and high quartz content. Also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Hong Pi Long Purple Clay Teapot

As a Hong Pi Long purple-clay pot, it is a versatile all-rounder — you can brew almost anything and it will not fight the tea. It suits ripened Pu-erh, Hei Cha, roasted Oolong or Black tea. 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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