“The Lotus” Handcraft Chinese Yixing Clay Teapot

The Lotus is a 150ml Yixing teapot, sized for gongfu brewing. The body is shaped from zisha, Yixing's purple clay, in a plain straight-sided form, then hand-carved: a lotus across one face, and on the other the four characters 心静莲开, "a calm heart, and the lotus opens." Zisha is porous, so it holds the aroma of what you brew. Keep the pot to one kind of tea and use it regularly. Over a few months it seasons, and the tea it pours comes through rounder and a little deeper. A glazed pot never does this. The straight walls give it a steady, upright look on the tray. Each pot carries the maker's seal on the base and comes as a full gift set, ready to keep or to give. In the gift set The Lotus zisha teapot, 150ml Gift box, certificate, brocade pouch Tea cloth, pot mat, pot cord The details Yixing zisha (purple clay) Hand-carved lotus, with 心静莲开 calligraphy on the reverse 150ml, sized for gongfu brewing Seasons to your tea with regular use Maker's seal on the base