The process of making pan yixing teapot

Teapot: Pan teapot Volume:100ml Clay: old zini Artist: Ren Yixing in Yinchen studio Ren Yixing has made teapots for about 10 years from master Xu Meiping. To learn teapots is a long term work. To make well, it will spend lots of time and experience. It needs our patience, carefulness and talent. There are four steps to make a finished teapot: 1.Preparation-- instrument preparation, clay preparation, shape preparation. 2.Making. Beat the lump into evenly thick pieces of clay; make the body; make the lid, handle, spout and so on; fine finishing; some are decorated, such as carved, painting. 3.High temperature fired. Different kinds of clay need different degrees temperature. 4.Follow-up work, for example, triming. www.yinchenstudio.com