Many tea connoisseurs consider the Yixing Red Clay Three Legs Dragon Teapot an indispensable piece for a tea enthusiast’s collection. Its special qualities are directly linked to the Yixing red clay (ZiSha) from Jiangsu Province, China, and the expertise of the craftspeople who create these teapots. Yixing teapots are considered by some connoisseurs to be the best way to steep tea.

The following characteristics demonstrate the unique properties of the Yixing Red Clay Three Legs Dragon Teapot and its raw material:

Features:
• Unique Adsorption: The excellent ventilation of Yixing red clay creates a unique adsorption property. The teapot continues to absorb the aroma of tea with each use, developing a distinct fragrance over time. To maintain flavor purity, it’s recommended to use the teapot for one type of tea only.
• The More Nourished, the More Spiritual: Unlike many other items, the more this teapot is used, the better it becomes. With frequent use and cleaning, it becomes smoother, shinier, and more beautiful.
• Resistance to Hot and Cold: The sandy texture of Yixing red clay allows it to transfer heat slowly, making it highly stable in both hot and cold temperatures. Even when heated directly on the stove, it will not crack.

Materials & Contents:
• Yixing Dahongpao Red Clay (大红袍泥)

Size & Capacity:
• Size: Width 15.7 cm (6.18 inches), Height 9.6 cm (3.77 inches), 275 ml (9.29 oz)

Teapot Maker:
Hao Tongtong, born in 1969 in the Ceramic Industry Park of Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, is the sixth generation inheritor of his family who has passed on the purple clay making craft for hundreds of years. He learned the craft of making and carving purple clay teapots from his elders when he was young, inherited the family's experience and skills in making purple clay teapots, and understood the concept and aesthetics of purple clay teapots under the guidance of the best tutors. Hao Tongtong is an artist with great attention to detail, and each of his works has a high quality requirement. He uses traditional techniques in the production of purple clay, focusing on using the best raw materials. He has excellent skills and unique innovative design in the production of purple clay pots, and his works are widely praised in the industry, and he has won the gold medal of purple clay teapots competition and national arts and crafts competition for many times. His works are popular among collectors at domestic and overseas.