It's Just Life

  • Home
  • About
  • Comments for a Cause
  • Tea and Teapots
  • Books
  • Travel
  • Writing
  • Recipes
  • Products
July 28, 2020

Teapot Tuesday – Yixing Style

12 Comments/ 331/ 0

I have a really nice selection of Yixing teapots in my collection. I have shared them on Teapot Tuesday at various times and they are special.

If you have not heard of this specific type of teapot let me tell you just a bit about them. They get their name from the Yixing clay that they are composed of. This is a traditional style commonly used to brew tea in China and dates  back to the 15th century. It is made from clay produced near Yixing in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.

A quick look at my collection .

Some of my teapots were gifts, of course, but some were ones that I have purchased in various places. I love how unique each one is. While these are very common teapots in China each has its own style.

Traditionally a Yixing teapot is small and the clay nature of the teapot can soak up the flavor of the tea that is brewed so I have seen it suggested that it is good to have a separate one for each type of tea you are brewing.  The best teas to brew in this type of pot are black and oolong as well as the fermented pu-erh teas.  

I got to thinking about my special Yixing pots this week because I saw this incredible video on Facebook. I knew I had to share it today because it is amazing to watch this artist form a teapot like one of these. It’s a fairly short video (under 2 1/2 minutes) and I would encourage you to watch this artist at work.

Maksim could not be left out of the photo shoot.
Share:
Tags:
teapot teapot collection teapot Tuesday Yixing teapot
← Previous What I Am Loving Lately
Next → The Gardens at Flat Rock Playhouse

Related Articles

  • Teapot Tuesday – Mangum Pottery

  • Teapot Tuesday – The Perfect Teapot for a Snowy Day

  • Keeping it Cozy on Teapot Tuesday

  • The Teapot Tree on Teapot Tuesday

  • Teapot Tuesday – A Gift

12 Comments

Leave a comment
  1. Darlene
    July 28, 2020 at 06:11 am

    You have a wonderful collection of these Yixing teapots.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 29, 2020 at 04:32 pm

      I do have a nice collection. I think I left one out that Micah gave me but the rest are all together in one spot.

      Reply
  2. Elaine Omann
    July 28, 2020 at 07:43 am

    I watched the video and can truly appreciate the skill.i tried making a few pottery pieces and was not patient and or skilled to get results I wanted.
    Thanks for sharing the video and your pieces.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 29, 2020 at 04:33 pm

      That video was really neat, wasn’t it? So much skill. I imagine it took yers to develop those skills.

      Reply
  3. susi_snaps
    July 28, 2020 at 08:00 am

    Love learning new things about tea and tea accessories and you never disappoint. 🙂

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 29, 2020 at 04:33 pm

      I am definitely not an expert but I love to share what I find!

      Reply
  4. Mama's Empty Nest
    July 28, 2020 at 09:52 am

    So neat! I enjoyed the video.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 29, 2020 at 04:33 pm

      Glad you liked the video. I thought it was amazing.

      Reply
  5. Shirley Matthews Dunn
    July 28, 2020 at 11:49 am

    What beautiful teapots. I loved the video seeing how delicately they are made.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 29, 2020 at 04:34 pm

      The video was amazing, wasn’t it?

      Reply
  6. Minnesota Prairie Roots
    July 28, 2020 at 12:47 pm

    Beautiful in their clean, simple lines.

    Reply
    1. Beth Ann Chiles
      July 29, 2020 at 04:35 pm

      They are definitely a favorite style of teapot in my collection.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

  • Subscribe To Rss Feed
  • 2,256 Followers
  • 2,272 Fans
  • Followers
  • 1 Followers
  • Subscribers
  • Subscribers
  • Follow It's Just Life

Comments For A Cause

  • Comments for a Cause for the New Year

  • Comments for A Cause – Sharing Where Needs are Great

  • Comments for a Cause – Supporting First Responders

  • Comments for a Cause Goes Pink

  • Comments for a Cause: #IowaStrong

  • Comments for a Cause – Sharing With the Community

  • Comments for a Cause – Fill the Bus

  • Taking Care of Yourself and Others- Comments for a Cause

  • Comments for a Cause – Transylvania Tomorrow

  • Comments for a Cause – COVID – 19 Solidarity Response

  • Comments for a Cause – Helping North Carolina Babies

  • Comments for a Cause Goes International

  • 2020 Brings a New Cause – Project: Music Heals Us

  • Comments for a Cause – Providing a Haven for the Homeless

  • Comments for a Cause – Shadowbrook Farm

Check Out My Past Posts

January 2021
S M T W T F S
 12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31  
« Dec    

Text

Follow

Pinterest

Visit Beth Ann's profile on Pinterest.

Beth's bookshelf: read

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
5 of 5 stars
The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users
by Guy Kawasaki
As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...
Old Girls in Low Cotton
3 of 5 stars
Old Girls in Low Cotton
by Helen Childress
This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...
The Good Girl
5 of 5 stars
The Good Girl
by Mary Kubica
I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...
All the Light We Cannot See
4 of 5 stars
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...
An Abundance of Katherines
5 of 5 stars
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

goodreads.com

Professional Reader
Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Copyright © 2015 It's Just Life, All Rights Reserved.

  • Media Kit, Advertising and Disclosure