Pao Gua Teapot

$154.00

Name: Pao Gua Teapot
Capacity: 148ml
Material: Duan Ni (Huang Jin Duan)

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Categories: Teapots, Yixing Zisha Teapots Tags: Duan ni, huang Jin Duan, teapot, yixing, zisha

Description

Name: Pao Gua Teapot (匏瓜, a kind of big gourd)
Year: 2000s
Volume: 148+/- ( To the brim. With tea, after the tea leaves expand, depending on the grams of tea used, 130ml +/- or less.)
Material: Duan Ni (Huang Jin Duan)
Seal: no bottom seal
Lid Seal: Chen Chun Hong
Handle Seal: Chen
Filter: 6 holes
Pouring time: 10s +/-

(Pao Gua Teapot)

This studio crafted these pots from pure Yixing clay, without any additives. Their pots are half-handmade.

The studio crafted this pot from Huangjin Duan clay, a type of Duan Ni clay. Its golden colour, after firing, is the origin of its name.

While the pots from this studio are not entirely perfect, their craftsmanship is exquisite. When compared with older teapots from Factory One or earlier periods, the craftsmanship of this studio’s modern pieces shows remarkable improvement, particularly in the precision of the lid seal and the smoothness of the pour.

The mouth of this pot is narrower than that of other shapes; however, given the pot’s volume, it can still accommodate most leaf sizes—unless you plan to brew Taiping Houkui green tea.

For the most part, the lids on this studio’s pots fit tightly and seal well, though a slight drip may occur if you tilt the pot too quickly to a vertical position with certain shapes.

What teas pair with this clay?

We’ve tested this pot with roasted Wulongs, semi-aged stored Sheng Puer (and also Shu Puer), and the shape and clay perform beautifully across different teas. Generally speaking, Duan Ni, Huangjin Duan, and other clays such as Lüni are characterised by their ability to round off bitterness and astringency, as well as to reduce smokiness. Keep this in mind when pairing these clays with teas.
That said, I recommend experimenting with different teas to find which ones pair best with the clay. In the end, it’s the tea that decides which teapot suits it best. So enjoy the process of finding the perfect match according to your palate.

Opening the teapot (before first usage)
Since these teapots are brand new, they may have some powder inside (this is quartz sand used during firing to prevent the lid from sticking to the body). There may also be traces of clay residue. Rinse the pot with boiling water 2 or 3 times, or until the water runs clean.