It also makes your tea more delicious by absorbing it and releasing the essences of past infusions into your current batch.
The Yixing monkey and peach teapot
This amazing teapot also keeps your tea fresh all day and night. So the next time you forget your tea while rushing out the door, it’ll still be good as new when you get home.
Rare Yixing purple clay is the secret to this pot’s amazing function, and such teapots are only produced in a small town in southern China. After being popular for thousands of years, remaining quarries of purple clay are almost completely dried up.
Some shops worry that they will not even be able to sell purple clay teapots in a few years.
Because of the situation, handmade, one-of-a-kind teapots like this have become treasures for tea aficionados worldwide. These works of art can never be duplicated by man or machine.
It took our master potter months to craft this exquisite design: the funny button on the lid features a monkey who is nodding off while holding on to a big, fresh peach. He must be too sleepy to enjoy his meal!
Check out the peach leaf on the body of the pot that adds a touch of vitality to the round, smooth belly. Carving such a design takes years of training. In Chinese culture, a monkey is considered a very smart animal. His favorite food is a peach. Why? Because his red buttocks just looks like a ripe peach, and the hair on the peach makes him think of himself! So a monkey feels quite comfortable grasping a hairy peach. The image of a monkey playing with a peach often appears in Chinese artwork, as people believe this can bring them wealth and good luck.
The Yixing monkey and peach teapot
The spout and the handle were carefully made to align with one another, which is a must in crafting a quality teapot. And your tea will be brewed to its fullest potential thanks to the tight-fitting lid.
Don’t worry that tea leaves may block your spout: it was made extra-wide to avoid clogging. And some nice lines on the handle make it easy to hold.
Also, this teapot doesn't contain any chemicals. It's entirely made of natural purple clay without any glaze or man-made materials.
This wonderful monkey and peach teapot is one you can't help but make your friends jealous while they admire it and you regale them with your newfound knowledge of Chinese culture!
Guarantees: All of our Chiense tea sets are the works of master potters who perfected their techniques through years of tradition and training. We are proud to guarantee the quality of your tea set.
Overworked? Heavy-headed? Need a refresher? This unique Yixing purple clay teapot brews you a rich cup of tea that will stir your spirits to life.
Brew by brew, you notice a remarkable change in your tea. The 100% natural Chinese teapot absorbs and holds tea only to deliver it in your next infusion, producing a richer flavor each time.
And what an eye-catcher on your table! The whimsical body is shaped like a turtle and makes your dining room come to life.
This complicated shape distorts and is formed during the firing process, which makes it extraordinarily hard to predict what the final outcome will be. So don’t try this at home, even our master potter went through piles of Yixing clay just to get this one right!
The Yixing black elephant teapot
But it wasn’t in done vein; the smooth lid fits perfectly on top of the turtle’s shell to fully enclose all of the aroma and flavor of your tea while it brews.
Don’t forget to admire the cute little elephant atop the lid. It's bending its legs and lifting its trunk as if to greet you. This cheerful creature bears a stamp of the Chinese character ‘Fu,’ which means fortune. You can easily open the pot by gripping the elephant.
Cultural Note: Did you know that an elephant wishes ‘wealth and honor ahead of you’ in China? That's because elephant in Chinese is pronounced ‘Xiang,’ which sounds the same as the Chinese word for prime minister. He who holds this post will bring great honor and wealth to his family. Thus, elephants and honor have been associated together throughout Chinese history.
Check out the clean black sheen of the Yixing clay that makes your Chinese teapot a rare sight. Such clay could soon be a ‘was,’ as reserves will be depleted in a just few years.
Yixing clay holds heat for an extra long time, which means fewer visits to the kitchen and a more time relaxing with friends or loved ones.
The Yixing black elephant teapot
Even many hours after a brew, enjoy a flavor of your tea that is deliciously fresh. This is made possible by the porous nature of the purple clay.
Let your friends sneak a look and make them jealous now!
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This miracle occurs because the pot is made of a porous clay: pot after pot, the clay soaks in the fragrance and makes the taste of your brew even richer.
Your teapot becomes more beautiful day after day, and complex flavors develop inside.
The Yixing black web teapot
Now observe its unique design. The slightly rectangular shape is extremely difficult to craft, and such a deep black surface is very uncommon. Do you recall seeing anything like this in your local china shop?
The fine sandy grooves create a rich, sharp contrast with the dark clay. This gives your teapot a special look that blends a modern vibe with the timeless beauty of a classic Chinese design. Notice the stump-like button sitting on top of the lid. The three yellow circles look like the growing rings of a tree.
The artist gave this button an irregular texture and shape. This was for a reason: to enable you to open the lid more easily.
It is not uncommon to find “money trees” in ancient Chinese tombs. According to an old Chinese legend, sunlight comes from a golden bird sitting atop an enormous tree. This tree is really gigantic because it is thousands of years old. The bird lights up the entire world as it is made of the purest gold. In Chinese lore, this tree symbolizes the wish of every human being to go to a world of riches, sunshine, and eternal life.
The Yixing black web teapot
The lid fits atop the opening of the teapot is a remarkable way. It is quasi airtight, so the heat and aroma of your tea is kept inside for a full, complete infusion. Air is only let in through a small hole near the stump. This tightness is a key quality for any purple clay teapot.
What is purple clay? A rare material that only comes from a small town named Yixing in southern China.
Note the smooth pouring each time you serve a cup of tea. The craftsman perfectly lined up the spout, button, and handle. Experts say this is a telltale sign of quality.
This exceptional Yixing black web teapot reveals the true essence of your tea, and get ready to display it proudly as an authentic piece of Chinese tea culture.
Guarantees: All of our Chinese tea sets are the works of master potters who perfected their techniques through years of tradition and training. We are proud to guarantee the quality of your tea set.
