Description
 
Yixing Zisha Black Sand Clay Tumble Cloud Teapot (430 ml)
 
This Zishi teapot is fully handmade using rare zisha Black Sand clay ( 黑砂泥 ). The beautiful glossy black color is created in the kiln by the high temperature of about 1150 degree Cel. The Gold Cloud resembles the Tumble Cloud ridden by WuKong (Money King in Traditional Chinese Story 西遊記) is made of 24K Gold Paint and the Chinese Words at the back : 舍得 meaning " Willing to Give "
 
Blakc Sand Clay is produced in the Huanglong Mountain, Yixing, Jiangsu Province. It is produced at the bottom layer of the purple clay sediement ore , right below Clear Clay. Its composition is extremely pure with very fine clay particles. 
 
This teapot holds approximately 430ml (+/- 5ml) and features a ball filter and tight-fitting lid. The walls of this teapot are relatively thick, but it allows for a very stable and comfortable hand feel that has to be experienced to fully appreciate.
 
Zisha (‘purple sand’) describes the reddish-brown color of the sedimentary soil which settled in ancient lakes and is now buried deep underground. The clay is compressed under heavy sedimentary rock formations throughout the Yixing region, southwest of Shanghai, in China’s Jiangsu province. Huanglong Mountain near Dingshu township has been the source of high quality purple clay ore for centuries. The mountain itself is rather ordinary – neither grand or pretty – but it is 350 million years old.These teapots are prized because their unglazed surfaces absorb traces of the beverage and develop a patina, which enhances the taste, color and aroma of fine tea.