LONGEVITY - $55.95

A classical zisha purple sand teapot in an egg-shaped design and decorated with relief artwork featuring an immortal. The stoneware is beautifully finished and certainly a collector's novelty. Longevity is also a practical Gong Fu Teapot for oolong and pu'er tea making. The teapot capacity is 380cc or approximately 12.8floz.

DOVE TEAPOT
& Teacup Set
Collector's zisha and oolong gongfu
teapots from Gray & Seddon

Dove is a delightful little Yixing teapot made of black stoneware & finished in smooth dark colours. The design is a compressed and round form featuring a downward looping handle and interior bulb strainer. The truncated lid, which carries a pin-hole vented knob, merges evenly with the pot's stout body. Dove Teapot also bear's the potter's seal on the underside of the lid, as well as the Gray & Seddon 'Cha Yuan Xian Ren' chop on the base. This miniature teapot is an ideal vessel for making oolong tea by the Chinese gongfu tradition. Dove teapot is sold with two porcelain gongfu teacups. Dove Teapot (145cc) and Teacup Set, $65.95.

DOVE TEAPOT $65.95

LOTUS ZISHA TEAPOT

Lotus Zisha Teapot is a large and compressed Yixing stoneware specially created for Black, Pu'er and Oolong tea making. The teapot body is designed in the form of a lotus flower, and holds Dingshan kiln and potter's makings (base and lid). Lotus Zisha is available from G&S in cherry or chestnut reds, see below. Tea capacity of Lotus Zisha is 600cc or approximately 20floz, making this teapot particularly suitable for large tea gatherings. Lotus Zisha Teapot (Chestnut or Cherry), price $59.00.

LOTUS ZISHA TEAPOT CHESTNUT RED $59.00 LOTUS ZISHA TEAPOT CHERRY RED $59.00

Monstrosity Teapot
New listings of artisan purple sand
stoneware from Dingshan

Monstrosity Teapot is a large gourd shaped pot made of blue stoneware with a blood-red splash pattern worked into the base clay. Other features of this teapot include a peach-wood spout and handle, peach-shaped knobe and foliar engravings. A remarkable & delightful Purple Sand design which has been carefully structured by the artist. Monstrosity Teapot is a collector's item that would make a great talking point sitting on the mantelpiece! However, the teapot is also a very functional piece of tea equipage, which we can recommended for all kinds of tea making. Tea capacity is 400cc or approximately 13.5floz. Monstrosity Teapot, $95.00.

Monstrosity Teapot 400g 13.5oz $95.00

LAKE TAI - $86.95

Lake Tai Teapot is one of our largest and again one of our most popular Yixing selections. This is a classically shaped teapot made of an intense blue-green stoneware. On one side (view shown here) the teapot is decorated with carved Chinese characters highlighted in yellow, and on the opposite side is a carved, and somewhat abstracted Chinese landscape scene, again presented in yellow artwork. Lake Tai Teapot is an attractive Yixing ware as well as a highly functional teapot of sturdy construction. Tea capacity 400cc or 13.5floz.

CHA TEAPOT - $60.00

A return of one of our most popular purple-sand teapots. The Yixing Cha Teapot is expertly handcrafted in the shape of a tea carrier; made of red stoneware, polished finish and embellished with the tea character 'Cha' motif. This teapot holds a generous 500cc (ca 17floz) or a good two cups and would be suitable for any size of tea gathering. An interesting style Yixing purple-sand ware that is functional as an oolong teapot, as well as a collector's item. Yixing Cha Teapot, $60.00.

COPPER PEAR - $69.00
A classic zisha teapot for oolong
gongfu tea making

Copper Pear Zisha designs have featured on the Gray & Seddon Yixing teapot listings since 1997. They are a popular style with tea connoisseurs and teapot collectors alike because of their classical shape and fine tea-making characteristics. The 2002 Copper Pear retains all the charm and style of former G&S designs. Made of a fine, eggshell stoneware, the teapot has a light 'feel' and pours with great elegance. Recommended for making all kinds of premium tea. Copper Pear Teapot is marked with the Xian Ren Cha Yuan or "Spirits of the Tea Garden" chop and is a rare collector's piece. Tea capacity is 350cc or approximately 11.8floz. Copper Pear Teapot, $69.00.

DOVE - $79.95

Dove is a classically shaped handmade stoneware teapot, made by skilled teapot-makers at Dingshan. This larger version of the Dove design (description, see above) has a capacity of over 340cc (11.5floz) and is extremely light. This zisha Dove Teapot is authenticated with the potter's seal on the underside of the lid as well as the 'Cha Yuan Xian Ren' chop markings on the base. The teapot is completed with a round vented knob and is a superior teapot for oolong, pu'er and black tea making. An ideal Zisha teapot for the tea specialist.

Lu Yu Teapot - $1250.00

Once a year throughout the autumn months kilns at Dingshan manufacture their giant stoneware teapots. Much of this work was traditionally done outside and still is for many of the larger vessels. The Zisha potters must use all their hand and moulding skills to control the huge mass of clay which these mighty tea vessels hold. Lu Yu Teapot is a "small" giant Purple Sand ware standing just over 80cm tall (31 inches), and is made in a classical Zisha stoneware and design. By comparison, the pear-shaped teapot standing in the foreground of this picture has a tea capacity of 360cc or about 12floz. The giant teapot has been engraved with a pattern depicting a tea drinking Lu Yu. Lu Yu Teapot is a fascinating old-style teapot that is well made and functional. It would make a great tea-room or restaurant display or even delight the very largest of tea gatherings ... making an awful lot of tea! Please enquire about availability and shipping options of Lu Yu Teapot, as well as others in our range of giant Yixing.

ROTUND - $49.00

Rotund Teapot is stylishly worked zisha red stoneware designed to maximize tea volume. The pot has a round body, smooth & thin stoneware with a trunk-like spout. The teapot was made at Dingshan village, ca 1997, and is of great curiosity value for collectors fine of purple-sand wares. It is also a functional and well-made piece of tea-pottery. Rotund Teapot; tea capacity 370cc or 12.5floz.

POUT SPOUT - $75.95

Pout Spout is a fine Zisha teapot selected once again by Gray & Seddon for its excellent characteristics for oolong tea-making. Pout Spout is a light teapot of a compressed & round form, which is made of blue-green Purple Sand stoneware. The oolong connoisseur would value the style and simplicity of this teapot, finding it easily applied for daily tea making, as well as the more ceremonial gongfu method. A cute miniature Yixing teapot and certainly one for the serious oolong tea specialist. Tea capacity is just 200cc or approximately 6.8floz, and is ideal for "one-cup" tea-making. Pout Spout Teapot, $75.95.