The oolong tea ritual (Part 1 of 3)

Teapots, essentially variants on the ewer, seem first to have been manufactured at Jingdezhen, China’s porcelain center, circa 1426-1432.  Stoneware teapots from the Yi-xing potteries were in production by 1500 and became the most expensive and desirable pottery for tea.  They were developed for China’s kung-fu tea ritual, which also … Continue reading →