Natural Zisha Stone Yellow Clay "Fu" Character Cup Size: Approx. Height 6.3cm / Width 7.8cm Capacity: Approx. 180ml Weight: Approx. 160g Origin: Yixing City, Jiangsu Province, China Material: Natural Zisha Stone Yellow Clay Craftsmanship: Semi-handmade / Electric Firing The "Fu" character cup symbolizes abundant blessings and longevity, family happiness, and career advancement. The cup body, hand-carved with various forms of the "Fu" character, such as seal script, symbolizes continuous good fortune and overflowing blessings. It is a auspicious and elegant piece for the tea ceremony, a classic collection for praying for peace and expressing refined sentiment, and an excellent gift. Zisha Stone Yellow Clay is a rare soft clay produced from the Yixing Zisha ore layer. It is rich in iron, several times that of ordinary Zisha clay, resulting in a deep color after firing. It has a high shrinkage rate and extremely low plasticity, making it very difficult to shape. After firing, it exhibits a deep color, high iron content, improves the taste of tea, and has strong water-softening capabilities. It is known as "black gold from the earth." The manufacturing difficulty is extremely high, and the completion rate is low, but the patina effect after seasoning is exceptionally excellent. Yixing Zisha is a unique mineral resource in China, also known as "five-colored earth," hidden deep within the mountainside strata, and is a natural pottery clay. Zisha teaware has enjoyed a high reputation for thousands of years and has unique advantages when brewing tea. Zisha is rich in natural iron, which is beneficial for health, and is resistant to acid, alkali, and high temperatures. Long-term use of Zisha can avoid excessive intake of harmful metals such as aluminum ions, which affect human health. Zisha has a dense texture with fine pores, and its breathability does not allow water to penetrate. The natural iron in Zisha has a resolving effect on fat. Scientific experiments have proven that purified water, after being boiled in a Zisha pot, becomes weakly alkaline with a PH value of around 7.1, which is conducive to forming a weakly alkaline healthy body constitution. Some trace elements in Zisha can also activate the decomposition of lipase. ■ Please note that the color of the product may appear slightly different from the actual item due to the photography environment. Immediate purchase is welcome. Thank you.