Liu Hai Tao Born into a family closely tied with the teapot trade, Liu, like many of those born in the late 70’s, witnessed the rapid recovery of the economy together with the social status of the Yixing pot artistry after the destructive Cultural Revolution. He began producing teapots before even turning 20 and thanks to the family connection, had been able to apprentice with a number contemporary masters. This experience gives the classic and precise workmanship in his works. However, since the late 2010’s, he has ceased to produce and focus his energy in selling works by others instead. Naturally, his connection and personable character seems to be giving him a lot more profits in the commerce rather than the craft of Yixing teapots. It may not be easy to find his work now. If not for our teapot artist friend’s backend storage (again), we wouldn’t have got such a great value piece to offer you. Comparative study: Liu Hai Tao’s Dao Ba Xishi, 507126, compared with Chen Yu Lan‘s of the same form style. Above: Three-quarter view. Below: side profile. Packing: Tea towel pull bag in collector’s case All Yixing teapots at Tea Hong are delivered with a pull-string towel sack in a collector box with cushions inside. Note: Unless otherwise stated, all Yixing teapots are new from the kiln. Please properly clean and prepare them before making tea in them. There is a proper procedure to do that. It is described at: Yixing Teapots, An Introduction | Tea Guardian We try our best to represent the colours of all tea accessories, including Yixing teapots in the product photographs. However, there are many factors that we cannot control, including those that affect how the photos are rendered in your computer or mobile device. There maybe interpreted discrepancies between the colour as seen on this site and that of the product you receive. Please also note that since all our Yixing teapots are handmade, in the situation when there are more than one copy available for an item, small details, such as the capacity, a particular curve, or certain detail proportions, etc may have slight variation.
