A small yixing teapot, holding 10 oz. This warm, brown hued pot features little frogs as it's feet, and a tadpole on the spout. 10 oz L6 x H4 5/8 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.