HANDA TEAPOT WITH CALLIGRAPHY - DA HONG PAO CLAY - CAPACITY 220ML

1. Teapot shape: Han Duo

• Characteristics: The Han Duo shape (also called Han Da) has a strong, solid character, with a cylindrical body, clearly defined shoulders and a wide, stable base. It is the shape that stands for poise, uprightness and a regal bearing.

• Highlight: The lid knob is turned as a cylinder echoing the body, for a whole that is harmonious, balanced and firm.

2. Decoration: incised calligraphy 

• Description: The body carries lines of classical calligraphy finely incised by the artisan. Each stroke flows freely, cut at varying depths, giving the piece a scholarly, thoroughly artistic beauty.

• Meaning: In the tea ceremony, calligraphy on a teapot is not mere decoration: it settles the mind of the drinker and invites reflection on the philosophy of life while sipping a fine cup of tea.

3. Clay: Da Hong Pao

• The rarest red clay in the zisha family, celebrated for its brilliant, warm orange-red colour.

• Properties: excellent heat transfer and heat retention.

• Advantages: Superb at lifting the tea's aroma, bringing out in particular the rich fragrance and deep sweet finish of premium teas. The longer it is used, the more the pot develops a patina, smooth and glossy as red sandstone.

4. Capacity: 220ml

• An ideal size, suited to drinking with 2 to 4 people (a pair, or a small gathering).

• This is the golden capacity, the one tea friends favour most for its versatility and its fit on any tea table.

5. Filter: 9-hole filter

• Nine evenly spaced filter holes inside the spout.

• Function: It keeps the pour strong, round and smooth. The filter holds back leaf debris effectively, so the tea reaching the cup is always perfectly clear.