Autumn Water Yixing Teapot by JiangliA top heavy figure with delicate features could refine a tea ceremony by his presence alone. Characterizing the 'autumn water pot', the prosperous swell of its form falls into a footless underbelly resembling a quiet pool of water. As if playing with the more frequent feminine references in teapots, the artist has adorned its voluptuous body with the whimsical spout of a puer mingens, and just as effectively does it pour tea; initially surprising and

protecting your teaware with care

The clay was stored at the entrance of the mine for more than a decade before being shaped into a teapot and fired

yellow to orange

and from whose surface wafts the surprising note of jasmine

steady character

this tea breaks ranks with its congeners

and refined whole

The high density yet porous nature of the clay absorbs the odor of the tea brewed in it

Bingdao 2011’s more straightforward and outgoing younger sibling

tea parties

this Rougui traces the essence of both places with the composure of a vanguard

funkier notes of post-fermentation usual to shu pu'er