Yixing Zisha Teapot 220cc – Purple Clay – Carving Writing Tea – Flat Shipiao Shape Gold Characters

The listing photo does the honest work here — what you see is what arrives. The flat shipiao shape comes through clearly in the listing photos. Look for the gold characters — it gives this piece its personality. Sized at 220cc, it is built for solo gongfu sessions.

Made from purple clay, the Yixing standard prized for its balanced, forgiving character. Shaped around the shipiao idea, the design stays balanced and easy to handle. Purple clay remains the yixing standard for its balanced, forgiving brew. Ball-filter strainer behind the spout handles fine leaves the traditional way — the photos do not exaggerate. It turns out opening under the lid is wide enough for easy leaf loading. Daily use is the whole point — this pot was made for it, which is exactly what you want in a daily brewer. It brews for one or two drinkers, the classic slow-afternoon setup, which is exactly what you want in a daily brewer.

It is ready to join your tea table the day it arrives. Years from now, the patina will tell the story of every tea you brewed.