How to Brew Tea in a Yixing Teapot | Christie's

Christie’s specialist Rufus Chen discovers how to brew the perfect cup of tea in a Yixing teapot.

Tea Drunk, a traditional Chinese tea house in East Village, New York, was the ideal location to present the contemporary Yixing teapots from The Irving Collection and also to find out more about the best practice for brewing tea in a Yixing purple clay teapot.

‘Generally speaking,’ explains Rufus Chen, a Chinese Works of Art specialist at Christie’s, ‘there are two main categories of Yixing purple clay teapot. The first one is called guanghuo (plain ware), which could be used for brewing tea; the second is huahuo (naturalistic ware).’

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[Yazhash]

The 'flying bird' teapot is magnificent. It has such a soothing aesthetic. This tea shop is definitely on my to-do list when I travel to New York. I've now seen/read so many positive things about it!

[brettsnowball]

This video was really insightful. I didn’t realize how ceremonious tea could be; but it makes sense. The artistry involved in the pot, the careful selection of the tea, the nuances in steeping - beautiful!

[petrfrizen]

Amazingly beautiful and elegant porcelain creations!!! This ginger
tea pot does look unbelievably realistic!

[firebird]

This is more about the tea pots than it is about “how to brew tea”

[lle]

I do this at home, and it is strangely therapeutic

[kevinvarghese]

Can you brew milk tea in the yixing pot

[americanrecon]

I have some 30 of Yixing tea pots USA .

[gati]

can i let the tea inside the pot for more sessions?

[deathface]

I was just looking for a teapot at the thrift store, didn’t find the right one...