In our quest to find teapots with larger lids and openings for adding and extracting larger leaf teas, this pot takes the cake.
The clay is a rougher Zini with a lot of lighter flecks in it, giving it more and more complexity the longer and more closely one looks at it.This will be a fine pot to raise, as the clay should darken as it patinas, while the lighter clay particulates will shine.
While the lid button is more ornamental, the true functionality of side-lifting the lid is simple and ideal for this pot.A shorter and wider pot than most, its rather unique in this lineup form Yixing.
