Handmade Overhead Handle Jiang Po Ni Clay Yixing Teapot
Handmade Overhead Handle Jiang Po Ni Clay Yixing Teapot
Handmade by a potter in Yixing, China using a mixture of original Jiang Po Ni clay. There are two designs available, one features a plain clay design, and the other features hand-carved patterns of birds, plants, and characters that translate to “tea destiny”. We particularly like the overhead handle design and craftsmanship of these teapots. Both teapots have a built-in wall filter.
Jiang Po Ni is a type of paragenic clay. The original clay mineral contains Duan clay, Red Clay (Hong Ni), Purple clay (Zi Ni), and other paragenic clays. So this special clay integrates much goodness of other clays. Jiang Po Ni features an oil/moisturized orangy brown appearance, and the granules of the clay look similar to a pear’s skin. Jiang Po Ni has very good air penetrability, and it’s very conducive to tea steeping. It won't over brew the tea leaves and bring an unpleasant stewed flavor to your tea.
Jiang Po Ni clay from Yixing is highly valued because of its porous nature. As you use it, oils from your tea moisturize the pot, which over time can enhance the flavor of the tea that you brew in it. For this reason, we recommend dedicating your new teapot to one type of tea only. Particularly for this teapot, we recommend you dedicate it to a fermented tea such as ripe puerh, oolong, black tea, etc. Try to skip tea that has a strong/high aroma such as Dancong Oong, Tie Guan Yin, Wuyi Rougui, etc., because the clay might absorb the high aroma from your tea.
Length: 10.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 9.5 cm
Mouth Diameter: 4.3 cm
Capacity: 100 ml
Additional Information:
It’s food safe, of course. I strongly recommend that you wash it only with water, and use it gently. Please do not use soap to wash or rinse your pot because it might also absorb the scent from the soap. You can also use a bamboo handle brush to gently wipe away excess water during and after using any porous clay pots (Yixing, Jianshui) to help ensure it develops an even finish.