A 3 Bamboo pot?
Which of the 2 Yixing teapots below do you think best embodies the idea and image of 3 bambu (one of my all time favorite teas)?
Blue Bamboo Moon Dark Bamboo$120.00 $68.0010 once capacity 6 once capacity
I am thinking of getting a few good Yixing teapots, one for each type of tea (i.e., under Ming chromatic nomenclature: blue, red, black, etc.) I would regularly brewing and one for each specific tea or tea preparation that has become a permanent fixture in my tea drinking habit. Yixing teapots are know for their ability to augment subsequent infusions of tea as the tea "seasons" the pot in sort of the same manner that a good wok or cast iron pan gets seasoned. (Although, Yixing teapots are not usually good with more delicate teas like yellow, white, and green teas due to the high heat retention of the pot, 3 bambu seem to not burn as easily as other green and white teas.) Because I would like to avoid putting labels on my tea pots, I want teapots that tell me what is suppose to go in them. I don't want the growing flavor of the pot to clash with the tea being brewed.
Do you have a better suggestion?
I am still looking and far from buying (but will be more serious about buying in a couple of months).