90s Fully Handmade Yixing Teapot 80ml Silver Coated
Name: Bian Li
Clay: Lao Zhuni
Volume: 80 ml
Filter: single hole (metal mesh filter available)
Features
A rare aged Zhuni mini Teapot for traditional Gong Fu Cha sessions, with only 80ml volume, fully handmade in 90s.水磨 Shui Mo, a craft processing that make the teapot like a jewelry, it is a kind of water-grinding sander that smooth the pot surface. Often packed with gold, silver and copper at the mouth and the edge of the cover.
Zhuni ore comes from soft mudstone, it is fragile and when mixed with water is very smooth. It is denser, less porous than the other Zisha Clays, and nearly close to porcelain that does not absorb tea aromas.
Zhuni clay is difficult to fire and has a high failure rate, due to the very limited amount of this fantastic clay and the feature of Zhuni clay, it is safer to craft it into a relatively small teapot to ensure success.
This is a perfect mini teapot for solo or duo sessions. Suitable for all types of teas, especially aged Sheng Puerh, Yancha, Taiwanese high aroma Oolong...
Background
This type of teapot was customized for the Thailand market, the silver coating on the pot was one of the favorable designs back then, which was crafted once the pot was made. These types of teapots were often collected by Thai royal family and collectors.