9999 Pure Silver Handmade 'Shi Piao' Teapot
ORIGIN: Jingdezhen, China DESCRIPTION: Silver is a precious metal. Its application in medicine and health can be traced back to 5000 years ago. Silver has been widely used in medicine and health because of its unique biological effects. Chinese silver culture has a long history. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the ancients began to use silver as utensils. The process of making ancient silver pots is quite complicated. It takes dozens of processes to complete them. The process of making ancient silver pots is time-consuming, taking over 20 days, and relies heavily on manual production. It is very difficult to make for the reason that silver is an unpredictable metal to manipulate. The difficulty of grasping of semi-melted silver fire is half by skill and half by luck. Every article in this teapot is made exquisitely by hand and hand-hammered ('Su hu') giving each piece of work individuality and life--from hammering to carving. Even in the same st