Yes. Yixing teapots are all handmade. The only type of teapot that can be called an authentic Yixing teapot is a handmade teapot. Handmade teapots are divided into fully handmade and half-handmade. Machine-made teapots are modern industrial products with inferior...
The history of Yixing purple clay teapots can be traced back to the Song and Yuan dynasties, but the specific origin and development climax was in the Ming Dynasty. The following are the key nodes in the history of Yixing...
The main components of the raw material of Yixing teapot, zisha, are minerals such as kaolin, quartz, mica, and iron. Yixing teapots do not contain lead.
