Temple (Golden Sand Temple) in Yixing handcrafted a fine quality teapot from local clay. The first Yixing clay teapots were made in the 16th century by...

region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu Province, China, used in Chinese pottery since the Song dynasty (960–1279) when Yixing clay was first mined around...

material for teapots, as they tend to retain heat very well. Many traditional Chinese teaware is yixing ware. Yixing and other regional clays are left unglazed...

Ming2-hu2 Hsi4; with Yangxian being a Qin Dynasty name for Yixing) is a treatise on Yixing clay teapots written by Ming Dynasty author Zhou Gaoqi (Chou Kao-chi;...

made of zisha or Yixing clay, from the region near Yixing in Jiangsu province, China. Similar to Yixing teapots made from the same clay, tea pets are unglazed...

type of teapot Cube teapot, a British nautical teapot Kyūsu, a Japanese type of teapot Yixing clay teapot, a Chinese type of teapot Tetsubin teapot, a Japanese...

Yixing Factory Number One is the oldest teapot factory in China. The factory houses skilled artisans who set strict standards for their work. In 1918,...

common method is to use a small steeping vessel, such as a gaiwan or Yixing clay teapot, with a higher than usual leaf to water ratio. Such vessels are used...

special kind of purple clay (zisha) from Yixing went on to develop during this period, now known as Yixing zisha teapots. Purple clay's structure was porous...

those for the poor. Exceptions to this include the unglazed Yixing clay teapot, made from a clay believed to suit tea especially well, and Shiwan ware, used...