Teaware

Purple clay tea pot decorated with Chinese tradition bamboo element. Bamboo plays a vital role in Chinese culture and its influence can be found in almost every facet of life. The plant is known in China as zhu and the Chinese character, which has been simplified from the ancient version, essentially shows two stalks of the bamboo plant topped with leaves. For thousands of years, bamboo has greatly influenced life and culture in China. Learn More

Purple clay tea pot hand-carved with two dragons and auspicious clouds pattern. The knob of the pot lid is a rolling ball made of red clay. Dragon is a symbol of Chinese and in the old time dragon is the symbol of king. Double dragon playing a ball is the symbol of happiness is coming. Learn More

Purple clay tea pot decorated with multi-colored clay painting---Peach Learn More

Purple clay well cup-30ml (small one) Learn More

Purple Clay Tea Cup with Cover and Saucer. Decorated with hand-carved orchid pattern. Learn More

Purple clay tea pot decorated with Chinese tradition bamboo element. Bamboo plays a vital role in Chinese culture and its influence can be found in almost every facet of life. The plant is known in China as zhu and the Chinese character, which has been simplified from the ancient version, essentially shows two stalks of the bamboo plant topped with leaves. For thousands of years, bamboo has greatly influenced life and culture in China. Learn More

Shi Piao Hu(Pot)-literally Stone Gourd Ladle is quite a famous, classical Chinese teapot shape. The appearance is concise and elegant. You will never get bored playing around and steeping tea with this teapot. Learn More

Purple clay tea pot decorated with hand-cared lotus pond pattern. Learn More

Bottle Gourd shape purple clay tea pot. The knob of the tea pot decorated with a circular ring. The perking spout is very unique. Learn More

Hand made purple clay tea cup. Designed as lotus seedpod. Vivid, lively, very beautiful. Learn More

This Zi Sha-purple clay tea-board decor is a lovely smiling toad. It is made of Yixing Zi Sha(purple clay), hand sculptured, vivid and lifelike. Learn More

Purple clay tea pot decorated with Chinese tradition bamboo element. Bamboo plays a vital role in Chinese culture and its influence can be found in almost every facet of life. The plant is known in China as zhu and the Chinese character, which has been simplified from the ancient version, essentially shows two stalks of the bamboo plant topped with leaves. For thousands of years, bamboo has greatly influenced life and culture in China. Learn More

The spout of the pot is carved as a carp and the handle is carved as a dragon.

About 'Yu Hua Long'-Fish Turned to Dragon:
The Chinese dragon (Long) was a divine bringer of rain, necessary for the good of the people. Throughout Chinese history the dragon has been equated with weather. It is said that some of the worst floodings were caused when a mortal has upset a dragon. The dragon was also a symbol of the emperor whose wisdom and divine power assured the well-being of his subjects. Many legends draw connections between the dragon and the emperor. Some emperors claimed to have descended from the dragon.
A popular saying, "The carp has leaped through the dragon's gate and became a dragon" So this "Fish turned to dragon" pattern stands for success and lucky.

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Purple clay tea pot decorated with multi-colored clay painting---Landscape.

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Purple clay horse-hoof cup. Learn More

Zi Sha-Purple clay mug with cover. Decorated with hand-carved green pine pattern. Beautiful and vivid. Learn More

Purple clay fragrance smelling cup. Learn More

The Eternal Beauty, has been called Xi Shi Hu (pot) in China. A perfectly rounded pot with lid and body creating a flowing, integrated sphere. Xi Shi (name of one of the four great beauties of ancient China) is a classic style and is one of the first choices for Zi Sha Teapot lovers. Learn More

This pot is modelled on famous Shi Da Bin designed pot. Classic and beautiful.

Shi Dabin came from a scholarly lineage. He borrowed for his pots shapes from ritual objects of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties of the distant past. Those were the ideal Grand Era that Confucius much referred to and used as a bench mark to criticize contemporary policies. Two millenniums later in Ming dynasty, when his teachings were framed to defend the tyranny of the ruling class, his ideal of sage kings slighted. It is unclear if there is any message in Shi's clay works, but it was a strategic success. People from any camp liked them.

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