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Yixing teapots are intended for puer, black, and oolong teas. [5] They can also be used for green or white teas; however, the heat retention characteristics of Yixing makes the brewing process extremely difficult; and in such cases, the water must be heated to no greater than 85 °C (185 °F), before pouring into the teapot.
Ren Ganting (1889–1968), an ambidextrous artist who created natural forms, participated in the National Labour Heroes Convention. Pei Shimin (1892–1979) started making teapots at age 14. Zhu Kexin (1904–1986) began making teapots before the war and worked in the Jiangsu factory as a youth. He has since received many honours. [1]
Five Yixing clay teapots showing a variety of styles from formal to whimsical. Yixing clay (simplified Chinese: 宜兴泥; traditional Chinese: 宜興泥; pinyin: Yíxīng ní; Wade–Giles: I-Hsing ni) is a type of clay from the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu Province, China, used in Chinese pottery since the Song dynasty (960–1279) when Yixing clay was first mined around China's ...
Gu Jingzhou simplified Chinese: 顾景舟; traditional Chinese: 顧景舟; pinyin: Gù Jǐngzhōu (18 October 1915 in Yixing, Jiangsu – 3 June 1996) was a Chinese ceramic artist who specialised in the creation of zisha-ware teapots. He was a founder and Deputy Director of Research and Technology at the Number One Yixing Factory.
It is believed the teapot was developed during the Song dynasty (960–1279 AD). An archaeological dig turned up an ancient kiln that contained the remnants of a Yixing teapot. Yixing teapots, called Zi Sha Hu in China and Purple Sand teapots in the U.S., are perhaps the most famous teapots. They are named for a tiny city located in Jiangsu ...
A teapot dating to the reign of the Qianlong Emperor, made from the city's famous Yixing ware. During the Xia dynasty and Shang dynasty, the area fell under the jurisdiction of Yangzhou and was known as Jingxi (荆溪; 荊溪; Jīngxī). [3]
A bizarre viral TikTok video about a Chinese teapot trying to escape from the British Museum has revitalised a row between the two countries about the return of historical artefacts.
On Yixing Teapots [a] (Chinese: 陽羨 茗壺 系; pinyin: Yángxiàn Mínghú Xì; Wade–Giles: Yang 2-hsien 4 Ming 2-hu 2 Hsi 4; with Yangxian being a Qin Dynasty name for Yixing [2]) is a treatise on Yixing clay teapots [2] written by Ming Dynasty author Zhou Gaoqi [2] (Chou Kao-chi; 周高起; d. 1644–45 [2]) in the Chongzhen era [2] ca ...