Yixing Teapot is Utensil, Art, and Toy or Pet Drinking tea with a Yixing (Zisha or Purple sand) teapot is fun and joy. You can rub it, enjoy the tea and the beauty of the teapot (and it massages back your hand and mind). The teapot will get prettier as it ages and appreciate in value . But it must be of real Yixing in order to have this " Zisha Appeal" .
Yixing Zisha Clay Teapot: Fake vs Authentic ( 2 min read , >95% claimed Yixing teapots on the internet are FAKE -- Chemical or None-Zisha)
Before and After of 2 week Usage CHEN Ziqi Heavenly Rooster CHEN Mingyuan Tianqing Clay Pumpkin YANG Pengnian Tianqing Clay Mud Painted Shenghe Glass-Like ZhuNi Quick start The most important for the teapot is its clay. Most modern/cheap Yixing teapots use cheap or none Zisha clays with added chemicals (therefore can be TOXIC) to boost their appearances.