This yin yi shape teapot was handmade in Yixing, China using a mixture of original Yixing Jiang Po Ni clay. 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 dark 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 unpleasant stewed flavor to your tea.

Please note that this teapot doesn’t have a built-in filter, and it features a single hole straight spout. The hole and spout are both very small. Therefore, most of tea leaves can be filtered without a problem. We particularly like the neat shape and round body of this teapot.

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 our yin yi teapot, we recommend you to dedicate it to a fermented tea such as ripe puerh, oolong, black tea, etc. Try to skip tea which 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.

Yin Yi Shape Jiang Po Ni Clay Yixing Teapot:
Height: 7.5 cm
Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 8 cm
Volume: holds 140 ml