Yixing Zisha teapot Xi Shi - Zhuni 120/160ml

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Yixing Zisha teapot Xi Shi - Zhuni 120/160ml

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small 120ml
medium 160ml

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Yixing Zisha Teapot — Xi Shi, Zhu Ni (Red Clay)

Other Name：Yixing Teapot, Zisha, Purple Clay Teapot,紫砂壶, 紫砂壺, 宜兴紫砂, 宜興紫砂, 朱泥壶, 朱泥壺, 朱泥, 西施壶, 西施壺

Specifications

Shape	Xi Shi (classic rounded form)
Clay	Zhu Ni (Red Clay / Hong Ni) — genuine Yixing Zisha
Craft	Semi-handmade by Yixing artisans
Capacity	120ml or 160ml (Small)
Best for	Fragrant Oolong and Black 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 this 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: Zhu Ni (Hong Ni / Red Clay)

A dense, fine red clay that concentrates and lifts aroma and heats quickly — best for high-aroma teas such as Tie Guan Yin, Wuyi rock Oolong and Phoenix Dan Cong. Because zisha takes on a tea's character over time, the tradition is one pot, one tea.

About the Xi Shi shape

Xi Shi is one of the most classic Yixing zisha teapot shapes — round, full and softly outlined, named after the legendary Chinese beauty Xi Shi, with a short spout and a clean, uninterrupted pour. This one is semi-handmade in authentic Zhu Ni red clay; also known as a purple sand teapot.

Best tea for a Zhu Ni Red Clay Teapot

As a Zhu Ni red-clay pot, it shines with high-aroma teas. Pair it with a fragrant Oolong — Tie Guan Yin, Wuyi rock tea or Phoenix Dan Cong — or an aromatic Black tea. Keep steeps short and quick to catch the aroma at its best.

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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