page_title: Yixing clay teapot
hierarchical_section_title: Yixing clay teapot
caption_attribution_description: English: Shanghai Museum, Shanghai, P. R. of China: Teapot with a looped handle and "Man Sheng" Mark; Yixing ware, about 1900.
context_page_description: Yixing clay teapots, also called Purple Sand, are made from Yixing clay. This traditional style commonly used to brew tea originated in China, dating back to the 15th century, and are made from clay produced near Yixing in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.
context_section_description: Yixing clay teapots (simplified Chinese: 宜兴; traditional Chinese: 宜興; pinyin: Yíxīng; Wade–Giles: I-Hsing), also called Purple Sand (Chinese: 紫砂; pinyin: zǐshā; Wade–Giles: tsu sha), are made from Yixing clay. This traditional style commonly used to brew tea originated in China, dating back to the 15th century, and are made from clay produced near Yixing in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.
caption: Yixing ware with a "Man Sheng" mark, circa 1900 (Shanghai Museum)
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