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Yixing ZiSha Teapot Spring Swirl-500ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Spring Swirl, Zi Ni (Purple Clay)

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

Specifications

Shape	Jing Lan
Clay	Zi Ni (Purple Clay / Zi Ni) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Semi-handmade by Yixing artisans
Capacity	500ml (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: Zi Ni (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 Jing Lan shape

Jing Lan — meaning "well rail" — is a classic zisha shape modelled on the railing of an old Chinese well: an upright, sturdy body with gently drawn-in rims, here worked with the theme of Chinese bamboo. Also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Zi Ni Purple Clay Teapot

As a Zi Ni 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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