2012年8月3日星期五

Delicate Chinese Teapot: Yixing Butterfly and Flower

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It is Chinese Yixing clay tea pot handmade in Yixing with the price of 172 US Dollars.

 

While marveling at the distinct beauty this tea pot has, one can smell directly the scrumptious scent of the tea getting more and more astringent and appeals to the senses. Once sipped, the taste is even more delicious than the usual. One may wonder why that happened.

 

No, it is not the additives and definitely not just the imagination. It is not because of the tea, or maybe the tea has something to do with it because from the very start it is the tea’s flavor and aroma that are heightened right. Anyway, to make the record straight, the secret lies in the very material where the tea stands on, the clay that is molded into a beautiful tea pot like this one.

The clay is more commonly known as Yixing purple clay. This clay has a

unique characteristic of having pores in it. The pores have a tremendous effect on the tea leaves, extracting the natural goodness of the tea and retaining some of it inside, so infusion after infusion brings out a whole, new and more delicious blend of tea.

 

This teapot is also excellent for holding in more warmth than the usual and keeps the drink fresh all day long, thanks to it jacket like effect on newly-brewed teas. So the next time one brews a pot of tea and forgets about it, worry not for the taste and aroma all 200 milliliters of it will still be as good as if it was taken right off the heating process.

 

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The artist who made this pot took him/her months to complete. Skills and years of experience are two main ingredients to make this one. Each pot is hand made so even if the same potter makes another one of this kind, the result is a whole, new pot but with the same quality and beauty like this.

 

The artists use rare purple clay that can only be found in Yixing, China. Due to its functional marvel as a teapot, the clay has been mined and used for almost two millennia now. What is the result? Well, the result is an almost-exhausted source of clay. Historians say that once, the clay was limited for Imperial use only but it later became available for almost anyone.

 

So if an artist gets his/her hands on this clay, he/she does everything

to make it worthwhile, beautiful and functional. Only a master potter’s hands can transform a doughy material into a piece of art like this. Look and one will see closely that the handle, button and spout are aligned. Functionally, this makes pouring easier and drinking even better. No worries on the heat of the infusion though, it is contained by the dual covering of the pot. That is style and function all in one pot.

 

Who can not notice the wonderful hand painting of a flower and a butterfly on the belly of the pot? Depicting beauty ala nature at its very best captured in one unique teapot. In Chinese legends, a flower and a butterfly represent vitality, purity and beauty amidst the not-so enticing surroundings.

 

Having this teapot shows one’s love for beauty and quality without compromising one another. Be wary though for your friends may get envious of your possession and on your brand new realization with the Chinese culture.

 

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.

 

Yixing clay, as well as Jingdezhen porcelain, are the two best material for china tea set. The next nice looking china teapot is made of high quality of yixing clay.

 

Yixing clay tea ware is classically apperaed by just one clay teapot. And this china teapot is worthy of being collecting.

 

 

 

 

 

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