A purple clay tea set from Yixing city, China is 70 US Dollars.
Some 400 years ago, Chinese Emperor Qianlong declared Yixing teapots to be ‘the teapot of teapots.’ Today, tea lovers worldwide could not agree more.
Celebrating a Zen moment, this Chinese tea set represents a lotus in full bloom. In China, a lotus is the flower of spiritual purity.
Your fun Yixing Lotus Bud Chinese Teapot
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$ 101
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$ 70
Check out the button, the handle, and the body’s textured design. You will discover the beautiful details of the celebrated plant.
Fine Chinese characters on the side state the artist's desire to bring you perfect flavor.
The clay used to make this Yixing china tea set is known to absorb the aroma of tea. As you boil tea in your pot, it retains some of the flavor, and makes your next infusion even tastier
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Old tea drinkers say the more you use it, the softer the surface of the set!
Tea pours out smoothly thanks to the perfectly straight alignment of the spout and handle. A clever ‘breathing hole’ pierced in the lid ensures that your tea flows steadily out of the pot. Also, a built-in strainer keeps tea leaves inside and your cups clear.
Your Lotus Bud tea set is porous, allowing the tea to breathe
Limited Quantity in Stock
Suggested Retail Price:
$ 101
Our Direct Price:
$ 70
Use the largest, colorful ‘Gong Dao’ cup for mixing tea to achieve a perfect serving. Then pour your tea in the smaller teacups. Their white glaze interior displays the true color of your favorite drink.
This lotus bud tea set was created in Yixing, a small town in eastern China. Yixing purple clay can only be found there, and experts say local reserves will exhaust in a few short years.
Such a beautiful tea set is therefore bound to become rarer and rarer.
Legend has it that a beggar once had an Yixing purple clay teapot. The tea he made out of this pot had such a good reputation that many wealthy men offered their property and jewels to the beggar in exchange for that clay pot. Yet the beggar refused every offer: the status the pot had given him was greater than any fortune.
Won't it be great when this happens to you? When your friends come over to enjoy tea, would you be willing to sell your purple clay tea pot?
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.
It is a special purple clay teapot from Yixing city, China. It is 70.26 US Dollars.
Every suit has a matching collar, likewise, this purple clay teapot matches your favorite tea. Yixing china tea sets unleash the genuine, secret taste and scent of any tea
Purple clay is a porous material which allows teapots to ‘breathe’: your tea stays delicious and warm longer than in any other pot. No hurry to gulp up the precious beverage, you can enjoy it one sip at a time, knowing your next serving will be even better!
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It is a special purple clay teapot from Yixing city, China. It is 70.26 US Dollars.
Every suit has a matching collar, likewise, this purple clay teapot matches your favorite tea. Yixing china tea sets unleash the genuine, secret taste and scent of any tea
Taste of Life Need To Be Cherished Chinese teapot
Suggested Retail Price:
$ 140.52
Our Direct Price:
$ 70.26
Purple clay is a porous material which allows teapots to ‘breathe’: your tea stays delicious and warm longer than in any other pot. No hurry to gulp up the precious beverage, you can enjoy it one sip at a time, knowing your next serving will be even better!
Notice the soft luster on your pot? Here's the secret:the master potters of Yixing do not glaze their work. The benefit of this technique - as you will find out - is that the teapot ‘sucks in’ the flavor of your leaves… only to give it back in a more fragrant way.
It is believed Chinese characters were originally invented some 5,000 years ago by Cang Jie, an official of the imperial court. Cang Jie was ordered to create a writing system to ensure the legacy of the throne. He first devised pictographs based on objects, then developed more intricate characters with complex meanings. Today, the Chinese language is written with some 10,000 unique characters!
Good teapots like this show a perfect alignment of the spout, button, and handle. So when you pour your tea, you can enjoy a straight, smooth flow into your cup.
But wait there is more! When the teapot has a perfect shape, you can stop the flow at will by plugging the tiny hole atop the lid with your finger. Isn’t this amazing?
Enjoy tea time with your family or friends with this Yixing purple clay teapot, and let them know your expertise in Chinese teaware!
Guarantee: 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.
One-of-a-kind, exquisite Yixing purple clay teapots like this one are both functional and rare works of art. Now, this purple clay tea pot is offered at discount price of 131.73 USD.
Look at this unique, handmade design. The grip on the lid is a mandarin duck’s head. Its black eyeballs shine in the light. The potter added lifelike texture by carving fine lines and painting elegant patterns to show his feathers.
Mandarin Duck Chinese Teapot
And the lid itself fits perfectly onto the mouth of your wide-bodied pot. Because the lid sits flush on top, all the steam, aroma, and flavor of your tea is trapped inside for a perfect brew.
Also notice the large handle. It feels soft in your hand, and the broad curve makes a perfect ring, so it is very easy to grip.
From the handle, run your fingers across the top of the pot and down to the spout. See how the spout, duck’s head and handle are perfectly aligned with one another? This guarantees a straight, smooth pour every time.
Cultural note: Once two mandarin ducks fall in love, they will stay together for life. The Chinese see them as a symbol of devoted love. Some say Yixing clay is also a symbol of true love. Laymen and emperors alike have cherished teapots made of Yixing purple clay for centuries. Emperor Qianlong had quite the collection, and carved his calligraphy on them to express his admiration.
You must have noticed the appealing luster of this pot. This shows it is made of pure Yixing purple clay, which has been celebrated as one of the best materials for making teapots.
This clay is porous, so your tea gets absorbed and nourishes your teapot every time. The wonderful clay can even take in oils from your hands as you touch it, so the outer surface becomes even more beautiful and lustrous.
But this precious clay is in danger of running out nowadays, so much so that the Chinese government has taken steps to protect it.
Get the most out of your tea, and share your knowledge of an ancient Chinese tradition with friends!
Guarantee: All of our 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.
A purple clay teapot from Yixing city, China is 184.42 US Dollars.
This one-of-a-kind Yixing purple clay teapot gives your tea an extra punch and uplifts its flavor. The clay prompts a fuller and more intriguing taste in each brew by absorbing a portion of your tea for flavor that builds over time.
Your beverage is constantly given fresh air and won’t turn sour, thanks to the porous belly of this Yixing calligraphy teapot. So make tea now and enjoy it later, and you’ll never have a stale taste in your mouth!
Not to mention, this pot is an obvious statement of your taste in fine art.
Your Yixing Calligraphy Chinese Teapot
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$ 368.84
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$ 184.42
Take a look at its unusual style: every detail took our master potter months to finish by hand! It is as rare as it is difficult to craft, as the pyramid shape can easily deform and fall in on itself during firing.
engraved on the belly: these Chinese characters read, ‘Green Tea Leaves Appear out of White Clouds.’ The cultured design adds elegance and class to your room.
What makes this pot even more unusual is the purple clay used to craft it. Unique to the town of Yixing, China, it is all-natural and rarely seen in other countries. Today, after hundreds of years of mining, there is almost no clay left for more pots.
Cultural Anecdote: Purple clay teapots have had a special hold over the imagination of Chinese people for centuries. Some people say that a god bestowed purple clay on Yixing because an old couple from the town nursed him to health. He wanted to repay them, so he turned a nearby mountain into pure purple clay!
An unusual style
Limited Quantity in Stock
Suggested Retail Price:
$ 368.84
Our Direct Price:
$ 184.42
Very soon, your friends will find it difficult to buy any kind of purple clay teapot, whether made by man or machine. So the price for handmade, unique pots like this is certain to shoot up wildly.
But that’s not all, because this Yixing calligraphy teapot has a ton of practical functions. It is air-tight, so you’re getting a thorough brew, and you can lift the lid to enjoy all of the aroma trapped inside. Pick up the pot and pour your tea without worry. There won’t be any interruption of your tea’s flow, as a built-in strainer keeps all the tea leaves in and offers you a clear cup of tea.
Make the perfect pot of tea for your next lazy afternoon with friends!
Guarantee: 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.
