This is an yixing teapot made from the rarer red clay known as "zhuni." As you can see from the photos, zhuni clay has a slight bumpy appearance. The clay will develop a shine from use. Zhuni clay is prized for it's ability to preserve the full spectrum of flavour and fragrance of a tea. It is also the most difficult clay to fire as it is more likely to break during the process.
You can read more about zhuni clay in our blog entry here.
This teapot features a diancai 点彩 flower motif painting applied by a local artist. The design is painted by hand.
This teapot is the classic "shuiping" style, very popular in Taiwan and Hong Kong. This pot is known as "half-handmade" as the sculptor uses a molding tool to shape the body, and uses his hands for the handle, spout, holes, and smoothing out the body. In fact, no machine was used in it's shaping as the use of the tool is entirely manual.
This pot holds 150 ml. It was made byLin Hanpeng and Chen Chunhong Studio.