Photo & Story credit: Flickr.com/chadao
“Qing Hui Ni clay comes from the Fudong township of Yixing in Jiangsu province. This clay comes from an older mine that was mined out in the 1980’s, clay is kept and sold by the township itself to raise funds. This is a porous clay of exquisite quality with a high degree of crystallization. It brews tea that is soft, smooth, and great tasting. Over time brewing tea gives the teapot a highly pleasing bright and shiny patina! The clay is highly porous and will build character as it ages.”
About the creator: Zhou Shun Fang is a nationally certified practitioner of fine arts and a member of Yixing pottery association. A fifth generation craftsman of Yixing teapots Mr. Zhou has been taught the art of teapot making by his father and grandfather. He enjoys rendering traditional teapot designs in an elegant fashion often using older and rarer clays to give his creations a vintage look and feeling.”
