Vintage Yixing Red Zisha Clay Teapot w/ Moving Dragon Head & Tongue

Description

View Vintage Yixing Red Zisha Clay Teapot w/ Moving Dragon Head & Tongue with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. Zisha or ‘purple sand’ teapots and objects for the scholar’s table. Yixing teapots are all hand-made rather than being thrown on the wheel. Moving dragon head and tongue creates a fun, interactive experience. Vintage hand-crafted Yixing red Zisha clay teapot. Moving dragon head and tongue creates a fun, interactive experience. Teapot is unglazed, which allows the porous body to absorb tea flavors, which enhances brews over time. This teapot body was likely made using a press mold. Dimensions: 6.75 x 4 x 3.75 inches Pottery has been produced in Yixing, situated to the west of Taihu, the Great Lake in Jiangsu Province, since the Neolithic period. The hills to the southeast of the county are endowed with rich clay deposits, and the centre of pottery-making is located around the small towns of Dingshan and Shushan, now known collectively as Dingshuzhen. The ‘Pottery Capital’ produces dragon jars of all sizes, vessels, roof tiles, porcelains, and most important of all, the zisha   or ‘purple sand’ teapots and objects for the scholar’s table. The term ‘Yixing ware’ generally refers to the latter — teapots and vessels of rustic elegance long sought after by tea drinkers and scholars of China.  Yixing teapots have been made since the 16th century.  Yixing teapots are all hand-made rather than being thrown on the wheel.   Category: Antiques › Asian Antiques › China › Teapots.

Primary Material

Zisha Clay/Earthenware

Color

Brown

Original/Reproduction

Vintage Original

Region of Origin

China

Age

Unknown

Country of Origin

China