- Nov142011
Tea Hong - Nov142011

Maturing Your Teas
Read moreSome teas, such as classic style oolongs and pu’ers, improve with age through proper storage. If you are into practicing this please make sure you store the unopened pack in proper condition…
Leo Kwan - Nov142011

Yixing Teapots: Artist Ranking
Read moreThere is a double tiered, multi-level ranking system for artists and craftspeople in Mainland China. Yixing teapot makers are generally categorized under “Industrial Artists” with various ranks. Ranking: Money Matters Yixing pot…
Leo Kwan - Nov142011

Yixing teapots: Standard traditional forms
Read moreThe crude ancient documentation of traditional forms is a strong reminder that Yixing teapot is still very much an art passed on only by way of apprenticeship Since the craft of Yixing…
Leo Kwan - Nov142011

Handcrafting Yixing Teapots
Read moreAlthough in recent years the Taiwanese and the Japanese have developed techniques in mould casting teapots using materials derived from Yixing clays, traditional methods are still by far the most prevalent and…
Tea Hong - Nov142011

Yixing teapots: Clays
Read moreYixing teapot to tea-making is rather like the oak barrel is to wine making, perhaps with a bit more significant influence to the final quality of the “brew”. Once you master its…
Leo Kwan - Nov142011

Ergonomic criteria for a Yixing teapot
Read moreSelecting a Yixing teapot In addition to clay quality and subjective aesthetics, there are other basic utilitarian criteria in selecting a Yixing teapot. Sometimes this tea infusion vessel is also known as zisha…
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