{"product_id":"pine-wind-handcraft-chinese-yixing-clay-teapot-240ml","title":"\"Pine Wind\" Handcraft Chinese Yixing Clay Teapot 240ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a 240ml Yixing teapot in the Han Tang Shi Piao (汉棠石瓢) form. It's a low, wide shape that sits on three small feet. The clay is Jiangpo, and both sides are carved by hand: a pine branch running across the lid and body, and a line of calligraphy on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePine Wind (松风) is the workshop's name for this pot, after the pine branch carved across it. It's also an old tea phrase for the sound of water just before it boils, like wind moving through pine needles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eProduct details\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCapacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240ml, give or take 10ml. Each pot is measured by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15.0cm long, 7.0cm tall, 5.8cm mouth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClay type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jiangpo clay (Yixing zisha)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Han Tang Shi Piao, three-footed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCarving:\u003c\/strong\u003e hand-carved pine branch, calligraphy on the reverse\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStrainer:\u003c\/strong\u003e built into the spout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yixing, Jiangsu Province, China\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJiangpo clay came out of road works in the 1990s, from the slope where Huanglong and Qinglong mountains meet. It fires to a warm yellow-red, with sandy grain and small gold flecks you can see in the surface. Like all Yixing clay it's unglazed and slightly porous, so it takes on the flavour of what you brew in it. Pick one tea and stay with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe calligraphy on the back reads 如青松之茂密，纳百川之胸怀. Roughly: dense as the green pine, with a mind wide enough to take in a hundred rivers. It's dated 2023, the year the pot was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThis works well for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRolled and large-leaf teas. The belly is wide enough that tightly rolled oolong opens all the way out, which is where most of the flavour comes from\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAromatic teas as much as dark ones. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oolong-tea\" title=\"Oolong Tea\"\u003eHigh mountain oolong\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/dong-ding-oolong\" title=\"Dong Ding Oolong\"\u003eDong Ding\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ripe-pu-erh-cake-post-fermented-tea\" title='\"The One\" Ripe Pu-erh Cake 2024 Post-fermented Tea'\u003eripe puerh\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePouring for two or three people. At 240ml this is on the larger side for gongfu, so it suits a table rather than a solo session\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who finds narrow pots fiddly. The mouth is 5.8cm across, so wet leaves come out easily\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eJoanne's tip\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have two Jiangpo pots with pine carving in the shop, and people do ask which one to take. There isn't much between them. Same clay, same full round belly, so they season alike and they'll taste alike. Pine Wind holds 240ml. \u003ca href=\"\/products\/the-pine-handcraft-chinese-yixing-clay-teapot\" title=\"“The Pine” Handcraft Chinese Yixing Clay Teapot -190ml\"\u003eThe Pine\u003c\/a\u003e holds 190ml and sits a touch taller. Both give rolled leaf the room it needs to open. So pick by how many cups you pour: if it's usually just you, take The Pine. If there's someone else at the table, take this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the gift set\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pot arrives boxed, with a certificate from the workshop and a brocade pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003chr\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eSeasoning your new Yixing teapot\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore first use, season the teapot to open the clay's pores:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse with warm water — lid, spout, and body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubmerge in a pot of water (place a cloth underneath) and simmer for 30-60 minutes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrew a strong batch of the tea you'll dedicate this pot to\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill the teapot with the brewed tea and soak for at least 24 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRinse with warm water and air dry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever use soap on unglazed clay. Rinse with hot water after each session.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eShipping\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Yixing teapot is individually wrapped in foam and boxed. Ships from Hobart, Tasmania. Free delivery on orders over $95 Australia-wide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"1688","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41909150056513,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0558\/6242\/7713\/files\/main_05.jpg?v=1787111506","url":"https:\/\/amomentoftea.com.au\/products\/pine-wind-handcraft-chinese-yixing-clay-teapot-240ml","provider":"A Moment of Tea","version":"1.0","type":"link"}