Smooth Sailing Vessel 260ML-Yixing Teapot in Green Clay

There will be some "color difference" between images displayed on monitors and actual products: Color discrepancy has always been a challenge in online trade due to various contributing factors. For example:

The same image may appear differently on monitors of different brands, technologies, brightness levels, or color temperatures.Differences in lighting

The raw materials of purple clay contain various elements such as iron and mica. Under high - temperature firing, they will appear as small black and white dots, which is a normal manifestation of purple clay.

All products of this kind are handmade by craftsmen contracted by Shuiyun Handmade Studio. Handmade items will surely bear signs of manual work and cannot be as smooth as industrial products.

To maintain a purple clay teapot, it is necessary to brew several pots of tea. This allows the purple clay to absorb the tea aroma and oil. As time goes by, the taste of the tea will become more mellow. Just brew tea in the teapot as usual, and the teapot will become more lustrous after each use.

No, it is not recommended to boil water directly in a zisha teapot, These teapots are traditionally used for steeping tea, not for boling water

Yes,the typical usage of a zisha teapot involves pouring hot water into the teapot along with tea leaves, allowing them to steep, and then serving the brewed tea

While zisha teapots are traditionally used for oolong, black, and pu-erh teas, you can experiment with different types of tea. However, it's recommended to dedicate a specific zisha teapot to each type of tea to avoid flavor contamination.