yixing rk oolong_tieguanyin heavy saucer

heavy saucer

Made of lustrous and dense zhuni (朱泥)

Some chrysanthemum piquancy in the buttery texture

The highlight

it is perhaps not surprising that Yu Lan Xiang finishes with an aftertaste of freshly-snapped branches

yixing rk oolong_tieguanyin heavy saucerUnderstatedly low in profile, this teapot seems to be gently curved everywhere, as if sanded down over centuries. Everywhere? No, not quite: some mischievous kinks remain in the crook of the spout, the bulb of the knob, and the elfin handle, whose flat surfaces fit the fingers for nuanced control. The wide mouth accepts longer leaves which the body grants plenty of room to unfurl and steep, and any finer pieces are caught by the built in ball filter