Rock Clay Flower and Fish Teapot 200ml

Rock clay flower and fish teapot, 200ml

This flower and fish teapot is a 200 ml stoneware teapot in the pear-shaped siting form, made from the rusty brown Dehua clay known as rock clay, with a few small goldfish and blossoms in gold and silver on the body. It has a round ball knob on the lid, a long curved spout and a loop handle.

Siting, si ting hu in Chinese, is one of the classic Yixing teapot shapes: a tall pear body on a narrow foot that pours in a long, controlled stream. Here it is made in rock clay rather than Yixing clay. Rock clay is coarse and mineral-heavy, fires to a speckled surface and holds heat well, so the pot stays warm through a gongfu session. A small ball-shaped clay strainer sits inside the spout to hold back leaf, and there is an air hole in the lid.

Like the matching cup, it suits darker teas: roasted oolong, black tea and ripe pu-erh. The teapot is sold on its own; the stand shown in some photos is not included.

Product details

• Capacity: 200 ml
• Size: about 13 cm spout to handle, 9.5 cm tall
• Material: rock clay stoneware, high fired
• Strainer: built-in clay ball strainer at the spout
• Origin: Dehua, Fujian, China

This works well for

• Roasted oolong, black tea and ripe pu-erh for one or two people
• Someone who wants a clay teapot without the price of Yixing
• Pairing with the rock clay flower and fish cup

If you are in Hobart, it is on the shelf at our Salamanca Tea Bar, so you can pick it up and have a look before you decide.

Care

Rinse with hot water before first use. Rinse with hot water only after each session and leave the lid off to dry. No soap, dishwasher or microwave. Like other unglazed clay pots, it is best kept to one family of tea.

Shipping

Ships from Hobart, Tasmania. Free shipping on orders over $95 Australia-wide. Each piece is wrapped and boxed with padding.

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