page_title: Yixing ware
section_title: Types
hierarchical_section_title: Yixing ware / Types
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a Yixing Purple-sand (Zisha) teapot made by my aunt. And i made this picture.
context_page_description: Yixing clay is a type of clay from the region near the city of Yixing in Jiangsu Province, China, used in Chinese pottery since the Song dynasty when Yixing clay was first mined around China's Lake Tai. From the 17th century on, Yixing wares were commonly exported to Europe. The finished stoneware, which is used for teaware and other small items, is usually red or brown in colour. Also known as zisha ware, they are typically left unglazed and use clays that are very cohesive and can form coils, slabs and most commonly slip casts. These clays can also be formed by throwing. The best known wares made from Yixing clay are Yixing clay teapots, tea pets, and other teaware.
context_section_description: There are several distinct types of Yixing clay used to make stoneware: 
  Zi sha or zi ni (紫砂 or 紫泥; literally, "purple sand/clay"): this stoneware has a purple-red-brown colour.
  Zhu sha or zhu ni (朱砂 or 朱泥; literally, "cinnabar sand/clay"): reddish-brown stoneware with a very high iron content. The name only refers to the sometimes bright red hue of cinnabar. Due to the increasing demand for Yixing stoneware, zhu ni is now produced in very limited quantities. Zhu ni clay is not to be confused with hong ni (红泥, literally, "red clay"), another red clay.
  Duan ni (鍛泥; literally, "fortified clay"): stoneware that was formulated using various stones and minerals in addition to zi ni or zhu ni clay. This results in various textures and colours, ranging from beige, blue and green to black.
caption: Yixing Duan Ni teapot
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