When you want to serve tea to a larger group of guests, this is the perfect teaset. Larger than most Yixing styles, this Spring set holds a full 24 oz and comes with four matching cups, with handles. Made of chocolate zisha clay, the teapot has applique plum blossoms on the side and a branch style lid. This teapot also comes with a fitted, ceramic infuser. 24 oz L8 x H4.5 Yixing teapots date back to the Sung Dynasty (960-1279)when purple clay was first discovered. They are renowned as the "best vessels for brewing" by chinese tea aficionados.Yixing teapots have the unique ability to absorb the tea flavor with continued usage.