Why famous Yixing teapot masters are so much appreciated?
After you understand the incredible craft of making Yixing teapot, you will understand why. First the beauty of the teapot not just comes from Yixing teapots fine craftsmanship, but also comes from the design, beautiful geometry, and elegance. This depends so much on the masters talent, sophistication in education, and appreciating of art. We will not getting into this too much. Here we will just show you how Yixing teapot is made and what kind of craftsmanship is required to make one teapot.Each part of the teapot is separately hand made — teapot body, bottom, spout, cover, and handle. Because the material is mineral paste, the teapot body cannot be turned on an electric tuner. Rather 1) Its knocked flat from a piece of paste with a wooden hammer, then folded to make the cylinder. 2) Where the connecting seam is squeezed smooth and where later was used to mount the spout to hide any tiny uneven marks. The hand molded cylinder is then put on a small wooden wheel. With a small wooden
