Yixing Zisha Teapot Silk Road - apprentices-230ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot Silk Road - apprentices-230ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Silk Road, Di Cao Qing (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，底槽清，紫泥

Specifications

Shape	Flowing Form
Clay	Di Cao Qing (Purple Clay / Zi Ni) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Semi-handmade by Yixing artisans
Capacity	230ml (Large)
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. At 500ml, this is our largest sharing pot.

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: Di Cao Qing (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 Flowing Form shape

Its design is inspired by ancient Chinese architectural ornament — a smooth, wavy outline with a natural, flowing sense of movement; Di Cao Qing is one of the purest, finest purple clays. Also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Di Cao Qing Purple Clay Teapot

As a Di Cao Qing 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

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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