Linchun Banyue Yixing Teapot — Fire-Glazed Golden Duanni, 430ml

Linchun Banyue — Half Moon at the Edge of Spring

A name suspended between two things: the half-moon, caught between dark and full; spring, caught between cold and bloom. The Linchun Banyue teapot lives in that same in-between — a form that is neither spare nor ornate, neither small nor large, but exactly, quietly right.

Handcrafted from raw Golden Duanni clay fired with the Huoyun (fire-cloud) technique (原矿黄金段泥火云烧), this 430ml pot carries a surface shaped by flame rather than glaze — warm amber, honey gold, and deep ochre shifting across the clay in patterns that cannot be planned or repeated. Each piece emerges from the kiln as its own. Each one is the only one.

About Golden Duanni — Fire-Cloud Fired

Golden Duanni (黄金段泥) is a warm, mineral-rich Yixing clay with a naturally golden base tone. The Huoyun fire-cloud firing technique introduces deliberate flame and atmosphere variation during the kiln — producing tonal shifts that resemble a landscape at dusk: amber bleeding into gold, gold deepening into ochre, with subtle blush tones where the flame touched most directly.

No two pieces emerge the same. The variation is the art. With use, the surface deepens further — building a patina that is part clay, part fire, part the memory of every tea brewed within it.

• Clay: Raw Golden Duanni, Fire-Cloud Fired (原矿黄金段泥火云烧)
• Capacity: 430ml ± 10ml — ideal for sharing with two to four guests
• Dimensions: Length 17cm | Height 8cm | Mouth 7cm
• Weight: 367g net (packaged: 922g)
• Spout Filter: Internal ball-hole filter for a clean, smooth pour
• Craft: Fully handmade

Perfect For

High-mountain oolong, aged white tea, light pu-erh, and floral teas — teas that carry their own quiet beauty and reward a vessel with warmth and depth. A generous sharing pot with the presence of a collector’s piece.

“The half moon doesn’t apologise for not being full. It is exactly what it needs to be.”