Side-Handle Wood-fired Yixing Teapot (ZiSha: DuanNi) Houhin The clay comes from “Five-Color

The clay comes from  “Five-Color Mountain (五彩山 – Wucai Mountain) and it is blended from five naturally colored clays: red

and long-lasting finish

they left behind that old tea forest

– “The shape matters

Side-Handle Wood-fired Yixing Teapot (ZiSha: DuanNi) Houhin The clay comes from “Five-ColorThe side handle teapot ( Ce Ba Hu) traces its origins to the Tang and Song dynasties, when tea utensils were designed for whisked and boiled tea. At that time, tea was often prepared at the center of a table. Placing the handle to the side made it easier to pour tea gracefully with both hands and helped to prevent it from knocking into other teaware. Later, this form became deeply tied to Japanese tea culture. During the Edo period (16031868),