Teapots can be so beautiful
yes as long as it is a vessel used for steeping tea leaves, It can have very nice design
I'm very fond of Chinese and Japanese designs.
same here, history of tea in Japan began as early as the 9th century. You can find beautiful teapots in Japan
True, whenever i look at japanese and chinese teapot, they look like antiques.
Yixing clay teapot
Yixing clay teapots (), also called "Purple Sand" (), are made from Yixing clay. This traditional style commonly used to brew tea originated in China, dating back to the 15th century, and are made from clay produced near Yixing in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.
History.
Archaeological excavations reveal that as early as the Song dynasty (10th century) potters near Yixing were using local "zisha" (紫砂 or 紫泥 ; literally, "purple sand/clay"
oxidation, and purchased as loose leaves rather than compressed bricks. At first, the loose leaves would still be ground into a powder and whisked with hot water to produce the finished beverage. By the late 16th century, however, tea connoiseurs were steeping the leaves in hot water in teapots and pouring the tea into teacups. This new way of producing and drinking tea arrived in Japan in the 17th century. Its advocates, most notably the monk Baisao (1675–1763), were opposed to the strict rituals of the traditional Japanese