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The beauty of shape:
Zisha teapot with enjoyable shape,some with antique vessel plastic arts,some with flower,animal,fruit plastic arts,some with geometric pattern plastic arts.Different shape bring us different aesthetic feeling,can help but touching it admiringly.
In addition,the makers of zisha teapot integrate the spirit and grandeur of the traditional culture into the shapes and decoration,building up a latent life-force.Some are graceful like a man of honour,some are heroic like a knight,some are romantic like a poet,some are charming like a belly, some are smart like a youth,some are dapper like a midget,some are grand like a king...

The beauty of clay:
Zisha pottery,which is also named "Five Color Clay",no where but in Yixing can be found,and more and more rare now.Because of its exclusiveness and scarce,the Zisha clay seems to be relatively valuable.An old saying"Pearls and jades can be possessed anywhere,but their value is less than a small lump of Yixing zisha clay" serves to show the reason.

The beauty of daily life applicability:

Zisha is the best materail of antique teapots with better ventilation,faint scent and fresh color.
Zisha teapot have transferable function between hot and cold, warm hands in Winter and water-inside hard to sour in Summer. 
Old teapot is like rosewood furnitures with light color, wonderful smell,elegance and dignified.

The beauty of arts and crafts:

The clay materials for the Zisha pottery have their advantageous phyical and chemical properties and rich colors over the materials. Zisha pottery art has various shapes and designs,with many kinds of decoration such as engraving,hollowing,carving,inlay and painting applied on the wares,etc.

The beauty of collection:

Zisha teapots include trivial teapots and valued teapots.Some are sold at US$1 in market,some are invaluable.Its price depend on its clay,its arts and crafts,its age and its maker."Famous teapot photo book" record that: A Ming Dynasty teapot was sold at bucket of gold.Which prove that Zisha teapot is valuable in history.
 

VERY EASY FOR A MAN WHO DRINK TEA BY TEAPOT FOR A LONG TIME TO DISTINGUISH THE FINE AND BAD TEAPOT ,BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE ART STYLE OF THE CLAY VERY CLEARLY.BUT FOR A MAN WHO DRINK THE TEA BY TEA-POT FOR A SHORT TIME,THEY ARE VERY DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH IT.BECAUSE THE MARKET IS SO MEDLEY.BAD TEAPOT NOT ONLY BREAK THE REPUTE OF AUTHORSHIP BUT HURT THE BENEFIT OF THE CONSUMER.
 HERE ARE SEVERAL MARK FOR AGAINST THE FAKEMENTt. 

1.The clay materials for the zisha teapot should be natural,which is prepared for the making by means of mixing,breaking an kneading,and fired at high temperature ( more than 1150¡ãc). Any teapot with wax on the surface or teapot' color faded when fire at 100¡ãc is not a fine teapot. 
2.The designs and shapes for most zisha teapot are based on Confucianism and Taoism to transmit their philosophic ideas of golden mean and gentle peacefulness.Fine teapots should have the styles of steadiness,honesty,simplicity and fullness.Also each teapot composed of a body,a handle,a spout ,a lid and a knob.The difference only lies in their size,geometric shape and thickness.A well teapot should be:Appearing smooth by jointed;The whole body should be well balanced;The lid closely matching teapot's mouth;The water will be poured out fluently.
3.The seal is important.But reproduction's seal is similar to a genuine one,can't believe seal absolutely.
4.Old teapots are rare,finished and magnificent old teapots are more rare.Old teapot with unartificial luster, spark faintly on its surface.But fake one only with false luster,easy distinguishable and false color will fade only fire at 100¡ãc and wipe the surface.
5.Zisha teapot with different symbol at diffent time.We can distinguish teapot' age according to below trait:Ming Dynasty teapots are simple and plaint,with less decoration.Qing Dynasty teapots are grand and magnificent with more decoration,such as wrapped with enamel and cloisonne,clay painting,appliqued , hollowed-out and gold or silver inlaid.Latter-day teapots shows much scholar's style ,pay more attention to calligraphy,carving and drawing , very graceful,delicate and pleasant. contemporary teapots are full of charm interest,makers take more care of the nature and love life.