Heini Black Shipiao Yixing Teapot by Hui Fang Shen 180ml
Heini Black Shipiao Yixing Teapot by Hui Fang Shen 180ml
A 100% handmade teapot by certified Yixing artist Hui Fang Shen. The teapot is made in the traditional shape 'shi piao' shape characterised by flat lid. The wide opening makes is very practical in use. The teapot body is beautifully hand-carved with a pattern of clouds and dragons.
The material used for this teapot is iron-oxide rich Zhuni clay, which turns dark after oven-firing. The challenge of crafting such teapots lies in its baking process: the temperature needs to be high enough to result in a dark colour, but not too high to avoid too much shrinkage. The latter may result in cracks in the teapot.
The teapot has a traditional 9 hole filter in the spout. It's fairly small (approximately 12.8x6cm / 180ml), which makes it ideal prepare tea for 1-2 tea drinkers.
The teapot is shipped in a gift box including a certificate of authenticity from the artist.
Origin
Origin
- Fully handmade by certified artist Hui Fang Shen
- Clay type: Heini (Iron-oxide rich Zhuni)
- 9 hole filter in spout
- Shipped in gift box
- Artist certificate of authenticity included
- Size: 12.8x6cm
- Content: 180ml
How to Steep
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Our design work is inspired by the artwork “Along the River During the Qingming Festival” by the Zhang Zeduan in the Song Dynasty. Instead of displaying the daily lives of people in the capital of China (as the original artwork), we display the tea making process of farmers through the same bird’s eye perspective.
When examining our packaging design in detail, tea enthusiasts will observe the tea making process, featuring tea farmers picking, drying, rolling, and frying tea leaves. The tea is then tasted in a pavilion and transported by horses along the ‘ancient tea road’.
Together, the traditional Chinese landscape and tea making theme, symbolise heritage, tradition, and respect for hard work of tea farmers.