100ml Fang Xia - Zini Yin Chun Shui Ping Yixing Teapot Cup The colour of the exterior

The colour of the exterior glaze was made from ground coral

The qi is very strong and the liquid is medium-thick in the mouth and throat

It is more humid than Kunming

We've been testing a lot of clays for teapots recently and this batch of Zi Ni clay from Huang Long Shan stood out as something special for us

100ml Fang Xia - Zini Yin Chun Shui Ping Yixing Teapot Cup The colour of the exteriorAs always, making new shapes of pots takes much longer than expected and this shape and clay has taken longer than most. The shape is based on a famous teapot made by well known late Qing early ROC maker "Wang Yin Chun". This Zini comes from Yixing's Huang Long Shan mining area. This has been stone grounded, hand sorted and left to rest to improve plasticity. The pot itself is half handmade pressing the clay by hand into a form to construct the shape