This pear shape Yixing teapot is made from original mine clay. Hongni (Red clay) is a type of Zisha (紫砂）Clay in Yixing, and it is known for its outstanding performance in creating teapots. The original mine is located at Zhaozhuang. The Zhaozhuang hongni (赵庄小红泥) teapot makes the taste of tea soft, smooth with long lasting flavor. This highly sought-after red clay is located at the bottom of a clay mine, and becomes hard under the high pressure. The raw clay material is orangy yellow. After firing, it can have various shades of red and purple, depending on the level of iron it contains.

The texture of the clay is relatively sandy and rough. The body of the teapot is carved with the Heart Sutra in Chinese characters. We particularly like the sophisticated look and neat pear shape of this teapot.

Zisha (紫砂) clay from Yixing is highly valued because of the porous nature of the clay. As you use it, oils from your tea moisturize the pot, which can in turn season it and enhances the flavor of the tea that you use it with over time. For this reason, we recommend dedicating your new Yixing teapot to one type of tea only. Particularly for our hongni clay teapot, we recommend you to dedicate it to a tea which has strong/high aroma such as Dancong Oong, Tie Guan Yin, Wuyi Rougui, etc.

Never wash it with soap or anything else besides water.

Pear Shape Hongni Clay Carved Teapot:
Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm 
Height: 7 cm 
Volume: 115 ml