{"product_id":"lao-zini-shipiao-zisha-teapot","title":"Lao Zini Shipiao","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisitely executed teapot from artist Pan Yi, resplendent with the maturity of a master potter’s hand. This piece is alive with character, seemingly in motion and dressed in a low peaked cap. This is a modernized rendering of the classic shipiao teapot form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade from slabs and coils of semi-porous aged zini clay, the artist works each 2D component in the round with wooden paddles and miniature rolling pins, to exacting proportions. Each of Pan Yi’s teapots is entirely hand made and entirely unique, yet balanced to a near machine-like quality. The results can be felt in the tang and balance of the vessel, honed by the artist at every stage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artist sources her clay body from her family’s own safe kept slabs in Yixing, China, the epicenter of the celebrated, eponymous Yixing Pottery. The makeup of zisha remains permeable after firing, and with each steeping, the pot will begin to absorb trace amounts of the tea’s oils and character. This quality has given rise to a long tradition of dedicating one pot to just one tea type, for as the clay seasons over time, each pot takes on a singular terroir of its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis teapot features a built-in clay strainer for easy, dripless pouring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsage and care: Thoroughly rinse any particles of sand from the interior before use. Dedicate one tea type per pot. Eventually, a tea pot will be seasoned with the particular character of a tea. Hand-wash only without soap or detergent.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Song Tea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53201026744533,"sku":"zi-3004-26","price":820.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1728\/6899\/files\/py_4_1.jpg?v=1771005701","url":"https:\/\/songtea.com\/products\/lao-zini-shipiao-zisha-teapot","provider":"Song Tea \u0026 Ceramics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}