Precious Man Sheng Hu Teapot Set

Man Sheng Hu Teapot Set is the purple clay tea set made by Chen mansheng in Qing dynasty. Man Sheng Hu Teapot Set be handed down from ancients times, no matter poets or articles, matal and stone, tile words are all engraved on the belly or shoulder of the pot and occupied a lot of space. Affix "Man Sheng", "Man Sheng engraved" and others are engraved on the outstanding places of pot body, very conspicuous. The engraved poets, articles, paintings are spreaded with the pot, famous pots are known to all by the celebrities' signatures.

Man Sheng, namely Chen Hong Shou(1768-1822) was born in QianTang of Zhe Jiang province. He is skilled in painting and writing, good in carve, is famous for his calligraphy and seal cutting, one of the eight of Xi Ling. In twenty-one of Chia-ch'ing, he was the officer of Li Yang city. Because he loves sands wares very much, so in the free time, he pays much attention on the purple clay pots. He identified the chiltern, created new styles and designed simple modelling and easy to decorate pot shape. From then on, purple sands creation came into a new realm.

Man Sheng Hu Teapot Set is quite different with the traditional technology of purple sands, in the center of pot bottom, there is Chen Man Sheng's seal "A Man Tuo Shi", the producer's name was changed on the pot lid or the belly under the handle. Though authentic Man Sheng Hu Teapot Set is always used as a work of art, you can also choose one to brew tea and appreciate. Man Sheng Hu teapot set in cloth presentation box. This set comprises of a teapot, a multi-function tea tray, and three cups. Each item is artfully made from Yixing purple clay. The tray has tiny holes on top to allow excess water to flow beneath the surface during the brewing process. When not in-use, it can be opened up and acts as a storage for the cups, and have your teapot stacks nicely on top of it. Drink with the pot, it is quite an enjoyment.