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Yixing Teapots

Explore Yixing clay teapots through materials, forms, craftsmanship and the way they are used at the tea table.

Jian Ru Jia Jing teapot pouring tea into a turquoise cup

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Jian Ru Jia Jing teapot with Chinese calligraphy on the bodyKnowledge

Yixing Teapot or Glazed Ceramic: Which Should You Choose?

Compare Yixing clay teapots and glazed ceramic teaware by tea habits, cleaning and serving style, then choose a practical first piece.

Supplier specification image showing approximate tea mug dimensions and capacityKnowledge

What Size Teapot Do You Need? A Guide to Usable Capacity

Choose teapot capacity using cup size, serving style and leaf space. Learn why usable brewing volume can differ from the advertised capacity.

Purple clay landscape teapot with bridge-style lid handle on a white backgroundKnowledge

How to Clean a Yixing Teapot After Everyday Use

A simple Yixing teapot care routine: remove leaves, rinse gently, dry with the lid off and store carefully. Follow the maker’s instructions.

Tea being added to the open Jian Ru Jia Jing teapotKnowledge

A Simple Gongfu Tea Session: Plan, Brew and Adjust

Start a manageable gongfu tea session with a small vessel, measured leaves and repeated infusions. Adjust one brewing variable at a time.

Jiangponi Fanggu teapot viewed from above, showing the lid and spoutKnowledge

Fanggu Teapot Shape: What to Look at Before Buying

Learn how to assess a Fanggu-form teapot through its body, opening, lid, handle and pour, without confusing a shape name with a…

Landscape decoration and lid of the Zini teapot shown on a tea trayKnowledge

Yixing Clay Labels: Questions to Ask Beyond Colour

Understand how to read Yixing clay labels and ask for useful documentation. Colour, a stamp and a raw-material photo cannot authenticate a…

Jiangponi Fanggu teapot viewed from above, showing the lid and spoutKnowledge

Buying Chinese Teaware Online: An Overseas Buyer’s Checklist

A practical overseas teaware checklist covering product evidence, measurements, packing, delivery questions and inspection when the parcel arrives.

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Seven Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Yixing Teapot

A practical inquiry checklist covering capacity, clay, making process, photographs and shipping.

Nineteenth-century red stoneware Yixing teapot in The Metropolitan Museum of ArtKnowledge

Yixing Teapots: Understanding Material and Form

A museum example introduces Yixing stoneware, vessel form and the questions to ask when choosing a teapot.

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