Zisha teapot prices vary due to differences in clay quality, craftsmanship, and the reputation of the artisan. If you're new to Yixing teapots, we recommend starting with an affordable piece. For collectors, our premium handmade works by established artists offer higher artistic and collectible value.
All teapots in our store are authentic and carefully sourced, so you can shop with confidence.
Product Information
Name: De Zhong
Origin: Yixing, China
Clay: Original Pear-Skin Vermilion Clay
Author: Li Xinsheng
Craftsmanship: Handmade
Water Outlet: Ball-hole outlet
Size: Length 12.9cm / Height 6.9cm / Mouth 5.1cm
Capacity: 200ml
The De Zhong (德钟) teapot is a timeless classic in Yixing pottery, celebrated for its balanced proportions, dignified presence, and exceptional brewing performance. Crafted entirely by hand by artist Li Xinsheng, this piece embodies the harmony of strength and grace.
Formed from original pear-skin vermilion clay (梨皮朱泥), the teapot displays a warm red tone accented by fine mineral speckles. The clay is renowned for its lively air permeability and responsiveness to tea, allowing each brew to emerge soft, fragrant, and layered.
The body is round and steady, reminiscent of a ceremonial bell—hence the name De Zhong. Its lines are clean and powerful, while the finely crafted ball-hole water outlet ensures a smooth, controlled pour. Over time, with proper tea-raising, the surface matures into a soft, lustrous sheen, deepening in character.
For collectors and daily tea drinkers alike, this De Zhong teapot represents the essence of traditional Yixing artistry—functional, refined, and profoundly classical.
Teapot Introduction
Original Author: Shao Daheng (1796-1861)
Born during the turbulent period of the Qing dynasty, Shao Daheng was the next figure to reach the pinnacle of sand art after Chen Mingyuan, and is regarded as an outstanding milestone in the history of alabaster art. As a result, there was no shortage of people who copied and imitated his works as models, and the practice has continued to this day. The authentic works of the tycoon have gone through several social changes, many of which have been destroyed in the rubble, and those that have been handed down to the world are more rare than a handful of pieces. The connoisseur must make a careful observation and deep study of his authentic works in order to appreciate the charm of Daheng's skills.
Shao Daheng, a native of Shangyuan village in Chuanbu township, was a great pot maker during the Jiaqing period of the Qing dynasty. He enjoyed a reputation as a young boy, and was the next generation of masters after Chen Mingyuan. His pots to swing pouncing is good at, especially in the system of concise form, such as pick up the ball, antique pots, simple and solemn, extraordinary momentum, more prominent Zisha art of simple and elegant atmosphere of generosity, his pots "force to catch up with the ancients, there is no better". His fish into a dragon pot, stretching spit injection, subtle natural. His works in the Qing Dynasty has been tea lovers and collectors as treasures, "a pot of gold, a few can not get" said. This shows the high reputation of his pots at that time. Existing "fish into a dragon pot", "pick up the ball pot", "wind rolled sunflower pot", "a bundle of bamboo pot" hidden in the Nanjing Museum.
Zisha Teapot Introduction
Zisha pots are handmade clay crafts unique to China, made of Zisha clay from Dingshu Town, Yixing, Jiangsu Province. According to documentary research and the evidence of surviving and unearthed artifacts, Zisha pots first arose in the Song Dynasty, with a history of 1,000 years. Natural Yixing Zisha vermilion clay, is lead-free, cadmium-free, excellent air permeability, when brewing loose-leaf tea, the tea soup is more mellow and tasty, even in the summer can take a long time to maintain the colour, aroma and taste does not deteriorate!
Much of the unique quality of Yixing teapots comes from the special dark brown clay they are fashioned from. The clay is not simply dug from the ground but is made from rocks unique to the area, ground into powder, and mixed with water. Craftsmen choose several different types of rock and combine them in different proportions in light of what they are planning to make. The different colors of the best Yixing pottery come from different colored clays, not from paint or glazes, so pieces with several colors use several different clays. As a result, Yixing pottery is less brightly colored than Chinese porcelain and uses more muted earth tones.
Since the clay absorbs flavor, you should keep the pot clean by washing it with warm water once you've finished drinking. But never clean it with soap - the soap can seep into the clay and give a soapy aftertaste to the next pots of tea! If you forget to clean it and the old leaves turn foul, adding boiling water, immediately pouring it out, and placing the pot in cold water will freshen the flavor again.
Easy to use, put the tea leaves into the teapot, and brew with boiling water, after a few minutes the tea broth will become more mellow and delicious, and then you can sip the tea; suitable for black tea, green tea, flower tea and pu-erh tea, oolong tea and so on.
Zisha pots are "antiques" with art collection value, and the works of famous masters are often hard to find.
Logistics Notes:
It takes about 7-15 days for the USA, Europe, and Australia.
To other countries, please refer to the actual logistics time or consult customer service.
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It takes about 7-15 days to USA, Europe and Australia. To other countries, please refer to the actual logistics time or consult customer service.
Returns will be accepted for up to 30 days of Customer’s receipt or tracking number on unworn items. You, as a Customer, are obliged to inform us via email before you return the item, only in the case of:
– Received the wrong item.
– Item arrived not as expected (ie. damaged packaging).
– Item had defects.
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Crafted from rare ore-mined Yixing clay with preserved natural minerals.
Handmade by skilled artisans, making every piece unique.
Built for longevity, accompanying every tea ritual over time.
