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Tea Education |
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Essence of Purple Clay
Purple clay teapots are produced in Yixing, China. The raw material is known as purple clay. Purple clay does not really come in purple, it depends on the layering from the ground and different layers has different colour, it can have many natural color after fired.
Purple clay has a reputation of being high quality because of its fine texture and porous nature, as well as being easily moulded into teapots.
Teapots made from purple clay are elegant, classic yet functionally practical and comfortable to hold as tea is poured out. They possess an even lustre on the surface. |
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Purple Clay Designs |
There are four different types of purple clay teapots to meet market demands: daily ractical use, industrially crafted ware, artistically designed ware, renowned artistic masterpiece. |
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For Practical Daily Use
"Quad As Wish" Teapot displayed.
From Yixing Craft. |
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Artistically Designed Ware
Extraordinary "Golden Bull" Teapot displayed. By Liu JianPing. |
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For Industrial Craft Ware
"Green Lotus " Teapot displayed.
Designed by Xu WeiWei. |
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Artistic Masterpiece
Unique "Cross New Bridge" Teapot displayed. By Gu JingZhou. |
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