"Chuan Lu" Yixing Teapot

Teapot style name: "Chuan Lu" Style Yixing Teapot 传炉壶

Clay type: Da Hong Pao 大红袍泥

Artist: Huang Yu

Craft: Fully handmade

Strainer type: 9-hole strainer

Capacity: 130ml

Length (body only): 7cm

Height without the lid: 4.5cm

This lovely square shape with rounded corners teapot is fully hand-made by Huang Yu with the Da Hong Pao Clay. The style of the pot is named as "Chuan Lu", which is inspired from the alchemy furnace used by ancient Taoists for alchemy. 

The pot is beautiful finished giving a naturally glossy look and silk to the touch. The Da Hong Pao clay is one of Red Clay family, which is extremely rare and high density of exquisite quality with a high degree of crystallisation. The teapot is extremely well finished which already has the smooth surface and shining looking, over time tea would give the teapot a highly pleasing bright red colour and the tea is soft, smooth and great tasting. 

Only one in stock, so the pot photographed is the pot you will receive.

Please Note:
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Preparation Before Use
Yixing Teapots should be prepared before using the first time. This is called "opening the pot". It removes the dust/sand from firing the teapot.

We recommend rinsing the teapot under warm water two or three times, then wipe gently inside and outside of the pot with a new non-scratch sponge scourer to remove sediment trapped in the unglazed clay. 

Then, filling the teapot with boiling water, wait for 10 minutes, empty the pot; repeat one more time, the new Yixing teapot is ready for use.

Daily cleaning and seasoning

Empty the leaves after each use, rinse with boiling water, drain, wipe water away with clean soft cloth, and then lid off, place the body upside, let it air dry for one or two days. 

Do not ever use any detergent or soap than water to clean the pot. 

Do not let the potcome into contact with other strong smell such as cooking fume, cigarette smoke, perfume.